what is client centered therapy and behaviour therapy?

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what is client centered therapy and behaviour therapy?

Answer 1

Client centered therapy was developed by Carl Rogers. The client has control over what is discussed in the sessions (meaning that the therapist refrains from asking too many questions). Although this is true of many types of therapy, it's particuarly the case in client centered treatments. This is based on the idea that the client has an underlying understanding of what is important for them to discuss. The therapist aims towards treating the client with unconditional positive regard. This pretty much means that the therapist doesn't judge what the person does or change the way that the therapist treats the person based on what he or she reports in therapy. This treatment trys to help the client achieve congruence between the way in which they think about themselves internally, the way they portray themselves externally, and the way that they would like to be. Congruence is thought to be positively related to mental health, such that when one increases the other increases as well.

Behavior therapy is focused specifically on changing behaviors which the client is not happy with. Behavior therapy is particularly useful for problems like anxiety disorders in which behavior is clearly manifested. For example, if one has a phobia the treatment often mainly consist of systematic desensitization which is used to help the client become able to deal with the anxiety provoking stimulus in a less fearful manner.

Answer 2

client centered therapy helps the client comes to term with a problem they are having and is a talking therapy. cognitive behavior therapy aims to influence emotions and behavior through a goal orientated procedure.