Organismic Approach To Psychology
The book explains the insight stage from a psychoanalytic approach. Although chapter 11 does a great job of incorporating the psychoanalytic theory into the insight stage, it does not give any attention to any other areas of psychology. The textbook should apply the humanistic or person centered approach to the insight stage.
The textbook should explain the humanistic approach and then discuss how it can be employed in the insight stage. Based on the readings on theories, the humanistic perspective emphasizes a person-centered approach and focuses on individual growth and self-actualization. Some key concepts found in the humanistic approach include the organismic valuing process, incongruence, and condition of worth. Organismic valuing process is the person’s innate ability to know what is important to them and what they need for a more …show more content…
She was one of the only African American in her small town. She became really close to a Caucasian girl; however, the girl would often belittle her. She remained friends with her because she felt she needed her. She felt that she could not be her true self so she changed several aspects of herself to fit into her town. She still lives in the same town. When she first started therapy she was very hostile toward her therapist. Her therapist is a middle age Caucasian woman. During the insight stage of therapy, she realizes that she often feels alone because although she has many friends, they don’t have many things in common and feel as though they cannot relate to her. Even though she believed she had moved past the bullying and come to terms with it, she was unconsciously hostile towards her therapist as a defense mechanism. She was displacing her feelings towards the individuals who bullied her when she was younger onto the therapist. The therapist reminded her of her bullies. She was also angry that she changed who she
The textbook should explain the humanistic approach and then discuss how it can be employed in the insight stage. Based on the readings on theories, the humanistic perspective emphasizes a person-centered approach and focuses on individual growth and self-actualization. Some key concepts found in the humanistic approach include the organismic valuing process, incongruence, and condition of worth. Organismic valuing process is the person’s innate ability to know what is important to them and what they need for a more …show more content…
She was one of the only African American in her small town. She became really close to a Caucasian girl; however, the girl would often belittle her. She remained friends with her because she felt she needed her. She felt that she could not be her true self so she changed several aspects of herself to fit into her town. She still lives in the same town. When she first started therapy she was very hostile toward her therapist. Her therapist is a middle age Caucasian woman. During the insight stage of therapy, she realizes that she often feels alone because although she has many friends, they don’t have many things in common and feel as though they cannot relate to her. Even though she believed she had moved past the bullying and come to terms with it, she was unconsciously hostile towards her therapist as a defense mechanism. She was displacing her feelings towards the individuals who bullied her when she was younger onto the therapist. The therapist reminded her of her bullies. She was also angry that she changed who she