Selfob Subjects

The relationship with the therapist then can become something like a ‘re-parenting’ or a re-learning of how a trusting relationship should/could have been with one’s parents. Most people will agree that parents should (in a perfect world) give their children unconditional positive regard, empathy and be relatively non-judgemental with them, also show them respect and allow them to keep their dignity. Unfortunately this is not always the case. It is therefore even more important that the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client show all these things to the highest of degrees.

People with abnormalities in this field have a couple treatments from their therapist. One treatment is called client-centered therapy, in which the therapist talks to the client face to face and helps the client begin to feel positive about themselves and develop more positive regard for themselves along with better developed empathy. The second form of treatment is gestalt therapy, which can be similar to client-centered therapy, but uses different techniques. These techniques are skillful frustration and role-playing. In skillful frustration, the therapist’s job is to basically make a person mad and not meet that client’s needs in order to show that client that they are often manipulative in their life. In role-playing, the therapist has the client play various roles such as maybe being another person, a different character of that client’s self, or even an object. This helps clients become more confident in themselves to accept the feelings that they had before about themselves that would make them feel negative. Now, with the existential approach, it is believed that people are not naturally born as friendly, cooperative and constructive. Instead, they

Transference is often manifested as an erotic attraction towards a therapist, but can be seen in many other forms such as rage, hatred, mistrust, prettification, extreme dependence, or even placing the therapist in a god-like or guru status. When Freud initially encountered transference in his therapy with clients, he felt it was an obstacle to treatment success. But what he learned was that the analysis of the transference was actually the work that needed to be done. The focus in psychodynamic psychotherapy is, in large part, the therapist and client recognizing the transference relationship and exploring what the meaning of the relationship is. Because the transference between patient and therapist happens on an unconscious level, psychodynamic therapists who are largely concerned with a patient's unconscious material use the transference to reveal unresolved conflicts patients have with figures from their childhoods. Countertransference is defined as redirection of a therapist's feelings toward a client, or more generally as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a client. A therapist's atonement to his own countertransference is nearly as critical as his understanding of the transference. Not only does this help the therapist regulate his or her own emotions in the therapeutic relationship, but it also gives the therapist valuable insight into

Since the moment one is born, until one’s life comes to a halting end, he or she is always in a quest to find his or her self. Clearly, the concept of self is rather complex. Humans are different entities, with varied views on the world, which is what makes the universe such an interesting place. Of course, people are born with certain characteristics that become the bases for who he or she is. Yet, the components that fall under the self, such as, self concept, self knowledge, self esteem continue to change. Interestingly enough, the self falls under a specific spectrum. When he or she is young, he or she can merely recognize him or herself. Therefore the self is lost. However when he or she begins school the self he or she fall under one of the two

AT might unconsciously view therapy as another "comforting mother", who is providing care, support, and comfort, and might unconsciously want to have the therapist replace and fill the empty space after losing her

The claim of the self as an intellectual determined, developed operator is key to the novel's discourse on self-formation and the constructivist logic that underlies it. Psychological brain science, specifically, attests that the self creates through intellectual and social interconnections. For this reason, intellectual psychology sees the self as

As individuals, we have a self-worth that is developed through our formative years which can be considered in stages. First is the formation of personality in the first five years of life; second, learning basic educational needs in our first 6-8 years of school; third, learning independent thinking and ability to “work” with others in the high school years; and finally,

Therapeutic relationship is defined as the collaboration and attachment between the client and therapist that focuses on meeting the health care needs of the client (Bordin, 1979). In this relationship, the therapist without prejudice shows Empathy, insight, understanding and acceptance of the client. Duan and Hill (1996) defined Empathy as “feeling into” the experience of the client. Over the years, the research evidence keeps piling up, and indicating a high degree of Empathy in a Therapeutic relationship is possibly one of the most potent factors in bringing about positive outcome in the therapy

Transference and countertransference can made the counseling process challenging and difficult for both clients and counselors. It could damage the trust and relationship between counselors and clients. Affect the perception as the same time could affect the behavior of both. Moreover, some clients might change their behaviors towards the counselor, some examples will be dressing like the counselor, seek answers instead of discovering their own answers, the clients might feel powerless and indecisive affecting how the counselor might feel and react toward their clients. In addition, the counselors might affect their clients successful outcomes in treatment when a counselor might had some traumatic issues that might project into their clients. Some examples could be when the counselor response to their clients as a paternal/maternal nurturing, insecurities, seductive behaviors, and so on (Young,

This is essential for a variety of reasons, including the importance of the caregivers understanding of the origins of the child's behavior and how to use interventions to benefit the child. Another reason is so the child is able to effectively use what they learned in therapy outside of treatment. The caregivers presence is beneficial because the child almost always,lacks the capacity to both internalize and generalize the benefits of therapy into their own social sphere (Zilberstein, 2010,p.89) A caregiver has the ability to help the child incorporate any skills and experiences cultivated in therapy in their everyday environments, and can also help to manage behavior. Case studies support the significance of a caregivers presence, suggesting that outcomes have a tendency to be less successful when an attachment figure is not able to participate in treatment. (Zilberstein,

Therapy is often said to be just as much of an art as it is a science. Namely because there is so much that goes into it. To create a successful therapeutic relationship, there are some key elements that need to be a part of the formula. Each therapist may end up having a different recipe, but it is important that a therapist knows what ingredients he or she may need and what they can add for it to be successful. Throughout this paper, this writer will discuss characteristics she hopes to embody as a therapist, as well as the values and skills she wishes to bring with her into a therapeutic relationship.

In entering adolescence, people heavily contemplate their ego identity. In the early 1900s, theorist Erik Erikson believed in eight stages of ego development from birth to death. For the purpose of this paper I have

Schemas are detailed cognitive networks stored in long term memory. They organise and relate information from past experiences to represent an individual’s construal of different objects and events (Eysenck & Keane, 2015). Similar cognitive networks about oneself are self-schemas. According to Markus (1977) these guide self-related actions and behaviour, and form self-concept. This knowledge is important for improving oneself, building self-esteem, and striving for success (Suls & Wheeler, 2011). The initial development of schemas and self-awareness is thought to occur in childhood; detailed in Piaget’s Stage Theory (Piaget, 1976). Rather than exploring child cognitive development, this essay will discuss some of the theories of individual self-schema development and some ways they are maintained under threat.

Self is one’s awareness of ideas and attitudes about one’s own personal and social identity. Identity is shaped at a young age from interpreting concepts about one’s own self from others (Mead, 1934). The present study will compare Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality the (id, ego, and, superego) to George Herbert Mead’s social self-theory the (“I” and “me”). The study will give an overview of both theorist and discuss each approach in relationship to each other, and defining the key concepts. According to Schultz and Schultz, (2008) the id is defined as the source of psychic energy and the aspect of personality allied with the instincts. The ego is defined as the rational aspect of personality responsible for

Self concepts begins in childhood but it continues to develop throughout life. As we observe how other people react to us, we modify our “self.” The “self” is never a finished project, and it continues to change as our life takes different turns. Our “self” reacts to the environment that we are in.