Humanistic Therapies

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Therapies are treatment methods aimed to help people feel better and function more effectively. There are three main forms of psychotherapy; Cognitive, Humanistic, and Behavioral. Cognitive therapy emphasizes on a person’s thoughts as cause and means of intervention for abnormal behavior rather than their actions. Cognitive therapist theorize that a dysfunctional way of thinking lead to dysfunctional emotions and behavior. This explains why their goal is to change a patient’s thoughts because it will change how they feel and what they do. Humanistic therapy emphasizes a person’s ability to make logical decisions, as well as their relationship with the therapist as means for self-growth. Humanistic therapies are based on face-to-face communication