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Old Jul 02, 2017, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by lucozader View Post
Blanche - I'm a bit confused by your apparent examples of psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies. Your first example is a perfect example of the person-centred way of working, which is absolutely humanistic and came about originally as a deliberate reaction against psychoanalysis - a new and different way of conducting talk therapy. It is now so ubiquitous that therapists of all types, including psychoanalysts, use it as a sort of 'base' for their therapy, but it is certainly not a specifically psychoanalytic way of working. The T in the example is aiming to paraphrase the client's words, with emphasis on the feelings they are experiencing. Doing as such is one of the foundations of person-centred therapy.

The second example I would not call humanistic, and as a humanistically trained therapist myself I would never respond to a client in that manner. It places a value judgement on the client which simply reinforces the idea that they exist to please others. Humanistic therapists do believe that everyone matters and deserves to be treated with compassion. We don't expect that simply telling people that is going to have much therapeutic benefit. It's more about showing them that. And yes, as you say, it takes time.

ETA: Reading your post again I notice you speak of CBT - perhaps you have the mistaken belief that CBT is a humanistic model of therapy? It is not. It belongs to the third category - behavioural. In fact it's almost the opposite of humanism.
Hi,
I was trying to illustrate how a therapist could help a client with defenses, but messed up the examples in trying to continue with the example about family. I mentioned that wasn't really a psychoanalytic example, because it wasn't about the transference/T relationship, which is usually the bulk of that type of therapy.

No, I don't have CBT/behavioral mixed up. It was something I just mentioned. Sorry for the confusion-I've been all over the place and unfocused. But thanks for correcting me about the humanistic ways of doing things. What is the kind of therapy where the T says positive things to the client-like you are courageous, your feelings should be honored, you are lovable, etc? I read about it here at times but just guessed it was humanistic. I understand many are simply eclectic.

Anyway, I was trying to think about how positive defenses can be constructed, if you have any ideas about that, I'd love to hear them. I was thinking psychoanalytic was implicit while some types of therapy were more explicit in doing that. Interested in hearing if others have examples (and can illustrate them better than my attempt above).