Humanistic-Experiential Approaches

7 Written Questions

1. -The democratic ideal
   -Fundamental predominance of subjective
   -Tendency toward growth & actualization
   -Essential trustworthiness of persons
   -Value of authentic human encounter in the present (here and now)
2. -Belief in the worth and dignity of every human being;
   -Belief in the right of each individual to his own opinions and values as long as they hurt someone else
   -Belief in the individual's rights to control his own destiny
3. -Humans are unified, whole organisms
   -We are the healthiest when we can completely focus on one thing at a time
   -When we focus on a need we can satisfy it and then it can recede and no longer consume energy
   -Unmet needs remain lurking in the background-they are incomplete gestalts that demand completion/wholeness this is what is called unfinished business
   -Thus unfinished business contributes to a lack of wholeness in the personality
4. Awareness of the here and now
5. a field theory in that it holds that one must look at the total configuration of interrelationships in a person's life to understand his behavior. This includes the person's past experiences, beliefs, and values, expectations, current momentary desires and needs, current structure of life, including where he lives, his relationships and work, finally the immediate situation he is in at the moment.
6. Unmet needs remain lurking in the background-they are incomplete gestalts that demand completion/wholeness
7. Called the third force; felt that first two forces missed the essential "humanness" in people- the gifts and the heights of the human spirit.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fritz and Laura Perlz
   1. Gestalt Therapy
   2. Themes in Gestalt Theory
   3. Therapist behaviors-Gestalt
   4. Who are the co-founders of gestalt therapy?
2. -Versus psychodynamic theorists-people were NOT inherently trustworthy they were motivated by instincts
   -Versus behaviorists who said that "man" was neither; learning is what creates trustworthiness
   1. Essential trustworthiness of humans
   2. Existential Therapy
   3. Gestalt Therapy
   4. Experiential Psychotherapy
3. refers to all existential, humanistic, and gestalt orientations.
   1. Gestalt Therapy
   2. Experiential Psychotherapy
   3. Existential Therapy
   4. Gestalt Psychology
4. whole is better than the sum of its parts
   1. Existential Therapy
   2. Humanistic Psychology
   3. Gestalt Psychology
   4. Gestalt Therapy
5. Will each have our own internal world and what is important is how things feel/appear to us
   1. Humanistic Assumptions
   2. Practicing Gestalt Techniques
   3. Predominance of the subjective
   4. Democratic ideal
6. Humans tend to develop our individual talents, interests and potentials, assuming that we have a supportive environment to do so (Remember Maslow's Hierarchy)
   1. Therapist behaviors-Gestalt
   2. Essential trustworthiness of humans
   3. Tendency toward growth and actualization
   4. Themes in Gestalt Theory

6 True/False Questions

1. Gestalt technique-Awareness → a field theory in that it holds that one must look at the total configuration of interrelationships in a person's life to understand his behavior. This includes the person's past experiences, beliefs, and values, expectations, current momentary desires and needs, current structure of life, including where he lives, his relationships and work, finally the immediate situation he is in at the moment.

   True        False

2. What is the approach most CP's use? → At least have use humanistic approaches as either their primary theoretical orientation or the basis for their eclectic use of techniques

   True        False

3. Gendlin's Focusing-Oriented → Therapy is effective when it is experienced focusing on felt experiences, listening to the experience, letting words flow from the experience. LESS about the topic, more focus on "how" the client is experiencing

   True        False

4. Practicing Gestalt Techniques → -Humans are unified, whole organisms
   -We are the healthiest when we can completely focus on one thing at a time
   -When we focus on a need we can satisfy it and then it can recede and no longer consume energy
   -Unmet needs remain lurking in the background-they are incomplete gestalts that demand completion/wholeness this is what is called unfinished business
   -Thus unfinished business contributes to a lack of wholeness in the personality

   True        False

5. Existential Therapy → Phenomenological view to understand one must be able to suspend their judgement and preconceptions

   True        False

6. Therapist behaviors-Gestalt → -Involve noticing contradictions, especially between verbal and nonverbal behavior
   -Changing language to make person take responsiblity
   -Using "I" language rather than "it" language or other vague language
   -Disallowing"yes but.." because the "but" takes the power out of the "yes"

   True        False