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Psychotherapy: Phenomenological and
Humanistic-Existential Perspectives
FOCUS QUESTIONS
- What are the major features that characterize
client-centered therapists? - How do client-centered therapists view
diagnosis and psychological assessment? - What are the advantages and disadvantages
of client-centered therapy? - What techniques are used by existential
therapists? What techniques are used by
Gestalt therapists? What techniques are used in
Emotion-Focused Therapy?- From the research evidence that is available,
how would you evaluate the effectiveness of
client-centered, Gestalt, and process-
experiential therapy?
CHAPTER OUTLINE
Client-Centered Therapy
Origins
The Phenomenological World
BOX13-1:Focus on Professional Issues: A Brief
Biography of Carl Rogers
Theoretical Propositions
Core Features
The Therapeutic Process
Diagnosis
A Case Illustration of Client-Centered Therapy
Other Applications
Some Concluding Remarks
The Humanistic-Existential Movement
Humanism
BOX13-2:Clinical Psychologist Perspective:
Leslie S. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Existential Therapy
Logotherapy
Gestalt Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy
BOX13-3:Focus on Clinical Applications:
Features of Emotion-Focused Therapy
Summary Evaluation of Phenomenological and
Humanistic-Existential Therapies
Strengths
Limitations
BOX13-4:Graduate Student Perspective:
Catalina Woldarsky Meneses, M. A.
CHAPTER SUMMARY
KEY TERMS
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