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Counseling Theory Definitions
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Psychology
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03/08/2008

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Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Focuses on unconcious factors that motivate behavior. Attention is given to the first six years of life.
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Alderian Therapy
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Stresses taking responsibility,creating one's own destiny, and finding meaning and goals to give life's direction.
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Existential Therapy
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Stresses a concern for what it really means to really be human.
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Person-Centered Therapy
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Subjective view of human experiencing, it places faith in and gives responsibility to the client in dealing with problems.
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Gestalt Therapy
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Stressing awareness an integration. It integrates the functioning body and mind.
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Behavior Therapy
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Applies the principles of learning to the resolution of specefic learning disorders.This technique is always in the process of refinement.
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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Stresses the role of thinking and belief systems as the root of personal problems.(A.T. Beck Founder)
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Reality Therapy
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A short term approach that focuses on the present and stresses a person's strengths. Clients learn more realistic behavior ansd thus achieve success.
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Feminist Therapy
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Explores women's identity development, self concept, goals, aspirations, and emotional well being.
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Postmodern Approach
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This approach maintains that the client is an expert in his/her own life.
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Family Systems Therapy
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This approach is based on the assumption that the key to changing the indivual is understanding and working with the family.
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