Abraham Maslow
A pioneer of the humanistic approach to clinical psychology.
Carl Rogers
A pioneer of the humanistic approach to clinical psychology
conditions of worth
In humanistic psychotherapy, the stipulations that individuals may place on their positive regard of others
congruence
In humanistic psychotherapy, consistency between the real self and the ideal self; the source of mental health
emotionally focused therapy
A short-term humanistic therapy emphasizing the expression and acknowledgment of emotions that has garnered significant empirical evidence and popularity in recent years among individual and couples therapists
empathy
In humanistic psychotherapy, one of the three essential therapeutic conditions; the therapist’s ability to sense the client’s emotions just as the client would, to perceive and understand the events of the client’s life in a compassionate way
existential psychotherapy
An approach to psychotherapy, related to the humanistic approach, that centers on the premise that each person is essentially alone in the world, and that realization of this fact can cause overwhelming anxiety.
genuineness
In humanistic psychotherapy, the quality in the therapist of truthfulness, realness, or congruence, in contrast to playing the therapist role falsely
Gestalt therapy
An approach to psychotherapy, related to the humanistic approach, emphasizing a holistic approach to enhancing the client.’s current experience and often relying on the use of role-play techniques during therapy
humanistic therapy
An approach to psychotherapy deriving primarily from the theories of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, emphasizing the tendency toward healthy growth within each individual
ideal self
In humanistic psychotherapy, the self that an individual could experience if he or she fulfilled his or her own potential, in contrast to the real self
incongruence
In humanistic psychotherapy, a discrepancy between the real self and the ideal self; the source of psychopathology
motivational interviewing (MI)
A contemporary variation of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy in which therapists empathically help clients see the discrepancy between their behavior and their own values when they experience ambivalence about making major changes
positive psychology
A recent, growing movement within the mental health field that accentuates the strong and healthy rather than the pathological aspects of human behavior
positive regard
In humanistic psychotherapy, the warmth, love, and acceptance of those closest to us; also known as prizing
prizing
In humanistic psychotherapy, the warmth, love, and acceptance of those closest to us; also known as positive regard
real self
In humanistic psychotherapy, the self that an individual actually experiences, in contrast to the ideal self
reflection
In humanistic psychotherapy, a therapist response to a client involving a rephrase or restatement of the client’s statements in a way that highlights the client’s feelings or emotions
self-actualization
In humanistic psychotherapy, the inborn tendency to grow in a healthy way
unconditional positive regard (UPR)
In humanistic psychotherapy, one of the three essential therapeutic conditions; the full acceptance of another person without any conditions or stipulations
three essential therapeutic ingredients
