Cognitive Therapy Vs Humanistic Therapy

There are various therapies that are being used by the therapists and counselors to deal with individuals

cognitive approach. Rogers used a humanistic person centred approach to therapy and I will look at

Here I am going to explain the key characteristics of: Humanistic theory, Psychodynamic theory and CBT. Firstly I am going to talk about what I think the Humanistic theory is, this approach works by providing the client with a better understand of themselves. It helps them to understand their feelings and gives them a chance to explore the option to create personal choices. Humanistic therapy is used for depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, stress, loss etc. It pushes the client to work towards self-awareness and self-realization. Deurzen (2002) says the humanistic approach will always include a through consideration of limitations, realities and consequences. The counsellor shows honesty and openness towards the client making them feel comfortable and even equal. The key characteristics are congruence, genuineness and empathy. The counsellor accepts the client for who they are and is non-judgmental, also using UPR (unconditional positive regard) putting themselves in their clients shoes. Humanistic overall is an approach looking at the client, not only through counselor’s eyes but through the client’s eyes too. The allegation has been made before that the CBT therapy counsellor does not actually have to be aware of the theoretical basis of CBT in order to practice. “Some may argue that the theory side of CBT may be important for the academic and researcher but hardly for the therapist, who needs to know what works and how to work it. Indeed a hard line

The main premise of psychological disorders are rooted from how an individual understands and takes things into perspective, and how well they are able to regulate their emotions depending on different circumstances (Nature Neuroscience, 2007). There are numerous types of emotional illnesses that can be treated by very precise talking treatments. For instance, psychodynamic therapists are based off of Freud’s theory’s, so they help people deal with things such as addictions, eating disorders and depression by considering how previous experiences have been taken into your thought process and dealings the current time. Cognitive therapists look at how we think and how we act in response to those thoughts- in either a negative or positive way.

First, the differences between the two therapies used for treating clients starts, with the understanding of cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy. To explain, cognitive therapy is thoughts influenced by feelings, behaviors, and physiological responses reacting from one's interpretation of a situation. The belief is that cognitive therapy focus is to change the mindset in the way one thinks. "With this in mind, with positive therapy, one’s cognitive processes address and changes instinctive thoughts and core beliefs, which is derived from dysfunctional behaviors and distressful feelings" (Neukrug, 2011). Therefore, the meaning of our thoughts contributes to how we react and using cognitive therapy assist in dealing with emotions accordingly.

Humanistic psychologist believe that we are responsible for our own happiness. A humanistic approach to treatment would be to insure Jake that he has the freedom in his own life to make his own choices. That he is in control , and the focus would be more on building up Jake, and not so much on scientific or correctional treatment.

EXISTENTIAL-HUMANISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY In the 1960's a new momentum in counselling known as the third force spawned. This force became known as the existential humanist approach developed by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Like most psychologists of his era; Carl Rogers trained psychodynamically (Prochaska & Norcross 2010).

As well as psychotherapies such as; cognitive behavioural therapy (Hopwood, Swenson, Bateman, Yeomans, & Gunderson, 2014), dialectical behaviour therapy (Jones, Rogers, & Fitzpatrick, 2012), and interpersonal behavioural therapy (Bateman, 2012).

Cognitive behavioral therapy, on the contrary, utilizes directive consulting tools to control and guide its patients. These include such things as asking questions, interpreting, and providing direction to a client’s attention and emotions. “Aaron Beck developed cognitive therapy, an approach that focuses on recognizing and changing negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs into more realistic and constructive thoughts and beliefs” (Erford, 2014). It is believed that cognitive behavioral therapy is manipulative in nature. Cognitive behavioral therapy has two main components, these are cognitive therapies and behavioral therapies. Cognitive therapies are concerned with how a client interprets the world around them, such as their environment and the situations with which they are faced with, as well as how these interpretations shape their emotional states and how they respond to them. Basically cognitive therapy focuses on the clients thought processes. It analyzes how the client thinks, why the client thinks a certain way, and strives to changes these patterns in a positive and nurturing way to produce proper emotional states to replace the current maladaptive process that cause disharmony within and for the client. Behavioral therapy is the next step in the counseling process. Its focus is on action instead of thought, and gives the therapist effective tools to assist the client in the production of positive behavioral patterns. This is done by rewarding positive changes in

I find myself attracted to this theory as I feel adamant that no matter what a therapist does, a client is not going to consider change unless they have already decided that they want to change. Once a client makes this decision, I feel that it is pertinent that the client be part of the solution. I have always gravitated towards cognitive behavior theories; however, I am interested in learning more about a humanistic

In the other main school we have looked at so far this will suggest someone who is aware that they are unwell or unbalanced and are looking for someone to help them understand why and get help fixing it. In the humanist model this point seems to genuinely refer to the persons emotional state and not to it being a symptom of an underlying illness or imbalance. This leads to the sixth conditions relevance: That the client receives the empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard, and genuineness of the helper. Where the clients emotional state is underlined their experience of the emotional state of the therapist is relevant to the threat free environment that will encourage their self-healing. This attitude is of course important within any therapeutic environment but within those where the therapist offers insight, challenge, techniques, or in other words is there to do something for the client and not just provide the environment for them to do something for themselves it becomes a part of many other things.

To begin, psychotherapy can be divided into four subcategories: psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavioral, and cognitive. Psychoanalytic therapy is heavily influenced by the theories of Sigmund Freud. This is where the “laying on a couch” stereotype comes from because traditionally the client would lay on a couch and speak to the therapist who was out of view. Other ideas originating in psychoanalysis include free association, resistance, dream interpretation, and transference. Psychoanalysis is not used widely today; however, many of the important elements have been amended and incorporated into more “modern” therapy styles. Humanistic therapy tends to focus on a client-centered

therapy. However, this can be resolved by working through it. For example, if a patient has a fear

The humanistic approach would view and understand by looking at the person from a whole perspective, instead of a specific point of view shown through sessions by observing their behavior. Humanists view Maggie’s depression as what is holding her back from becoming the best version of herself. Humanists would believe that Maggie’s depression is a result of her inability to cope with personal circumstances or her inability to have balance in her life. Humanists would understand her depression by listening to her thoughts and feelings. Maggie is the conductor of the conversation and humanistic therapists are the listeners

Humanistic therapies use methods such as active listening, empty chair, and telephone techniques to help clients realize their inner potential and express their thoughts and emotions. They are different from behavioral such that, they don't try to remove a certain behavior.