THEORETICAL APPROACH

THE THEORIES

Existential Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Reality Therapy

EXITENTIAL THERAPY

The Basic Dimensions of a Human

1. Capacity for Self-Awareness

2. Freedom and Responsibility

3. Creating One’s Identity and Establishing Meaningful Relationships with Others

4. Search for Meaning, Purpose, Values, and Goals

5. Anxiety is a Condition of Living

6. Awareness of Death and Non-Being

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

Shared Attributes1. A Collaborative Relationship Between Client and

Therapist2. The Premise that Psychological Distress is Largely a Function of Disturbances in Cognitive

Processes3. A Focus on Changing Cognitions to Produce

Desire Changes in Affect and Behavior4. A Generally Time-Limited and Education Treatment Focusing on Specific and Structured

Target Problems

REBT

• Our Emotions Stem Mainly From Our Beliefs, Evaluations, Interpretations, and Reactions to Life Situations

– People Contribute to Their Own Psychological Problems by the Way They Interpret Events and Situations

– Cognitions, Emotions, and Behaviors Interact Significantly and Have a Reciprocal Cause-and-Effect Relationship

REALITY THERAPY

• Emphasis on Choice and Responsibility

• Therapists Strive to be Themselves in their Professional Work, by Being Themselves, They Can Use the Relationship to Teach Clients How to Relate to Others in Their Lives.

• Helping Clients Relate Their Symptoms to Present Issues

• Focus Treatment Planning on Both Short- and Long-Term Goals.

THE COMMON DENOMINATORS

• Setting a Goal

• Multiple Solutions to Find a Quick Fix

• Interactive and Friendly