Bryan Polee January 22, 2005 Humanistic Therapy Though there are so many separate ways of treatment or therapy for psychological disorders, the humanistic form is the best. The purpose of humanistic therapy is to allow a person to make full use of his or her personal capabilities leading to self-actualization. Self-actualization requires the integration of all the components of one's unique personality (Steverin, 1996, pg.400). Unlike other forms of therapy, humanistic evolves mainly upon the therapists ability to …
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…and relationship skills (Steverin, 1996, pg.422). With this saying, unlike the other forms of therapy this form allows the client to be capable of staying in control of situations in their future life hurdles. Steverin, Frank T. (1996) "Humanistic Psychology." In The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis, New York: Henry Holt and Company. Weiten, Wayne, (2002) Psychology, Themes and Variations (Briefer Version) 5th ed., Pacific Grove: Brooks http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/Kardas/Courses/GPWeiten/default.html