2.2.3. Outline: Neo-Humanistic
Reformulation of Traditional Humanistic Values
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Humanistic Value |
Neo-humanistic Reformulation |
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Experiencing |
•Experiential processing is based on emotion schemes •Continual synthesis of perception/memory, bodily
expression/sensation, wishes/action tendencies, thought, and feeling •Optimal experiential processing involves all elements |
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Agency/ Self-determination |
•People are motivated to explore and master situations •Adaptive choices follow from open “dialogue” leading to
unforced consensus among aspects of self |
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Wholeness |
•Emotion as an integrative process •Interconnection of elements in emotion scheme •Dialectically constructive synthesis processes •No executive self; unified sense of self must be constructed •Positive change involves increasing contact and affiliative
relationship among aspects of Self |
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Pluralism/Equality |
•Modular nature of Self: multiplicity of “voices” or aspects
within the Self must be heard and fostered •Human diversity is enriching, socially and personally, and
generates positive change by a dialectic process •External (social, political) and internal (self) empowerment
foster one another |
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Presence/Authenticity |
•Dialectically constructive process of open dialogue between
client and therapist fosters change •Central role of attachment processes in close relationships •Contact and safety allows new experience to emerge |
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Growth |
•Growth emerges out of innate curiosity and interest in change,
novel stimuli, leading to approach and exploration •Growth consists of increasing differentiation and flexibility •People are motivated by emotions to master situations •Emotions contain implicit action tendencies, often
growth-oriented |
Materials designed to
accompany the book Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy: The
Process-Experiential Approach to Change from APA Books.
©2003 Robert Elliott, Jeanne Watson, Rhonda Goldman, and Leslie Greenberg
http://www.process-experiential.org/learning