FINAL TASK NO.

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DIASS
Disciplines and Ideas in Applied Social Sciences
HUMSS 12

A Comparative Summary of Counseling Theories and Methods

Instruction: Fill-out the required information in the table below.

Theories Founder/Theorist Methods Contribution to Strengths Weaknesses

the field
Freud’s •Free suggests that •based on case
Psychoanalytic Association people can It opened a new study and
Theory Sigmund Freud •Dream experience view mental clinical
Analysis catharsis and illness. observation
•Confrontation gain insight into rather than
•Clarification their current empirical.
state of mind.
Adlerian •Engagement It provides It empowered It takes time
Counseling Alfred Adler •Assessment positive people to and it may not
•Insight approach to a through be suited for
•Reorientation individual. positive everyone.
encouragement
Rogers Person- •Counselor he develop a Client become Primarily based
Centered Carl Ransom Congruence psychotherapy more confident on human
Counseling Rogers •Emphatic called centered and in solving perspective
Understanding counseling their problems.
•Unconditional
Perls Gestalt •Assuming It focuses on It accepts clients •self centered
Theory Responsibility helping without approach
Fredrick •Using personal individual emposing •it does not
S. Perls pronouns understand change or deal with
•Now I am their external pressuring diagnosis and
aware self. them. testinng
Beck’s Beck develop a It may not Encourage
Cognitive Aaron T. Beck •Redefining cognitive suitable for depressed
Theory •Decentering therapy which people with people to
•Behavioral focuses on how more complex develop
•Technical the person mental health. confidence.
thinks.
Ellis Rational •Cognitive Aims to adress Allows Underlying
Emotive Albert •Emotive problematic individual to severe
Therapy Ellis Techniques beliefs that lead have a strong psychological
•Behavioral to self involvement in disorder.
Techniques defeating. therapy process
Berne •Structural Bernes The approach It was criticized
Transaction Analysis contribution is put the for its
Analysis Dr. Eric •Transactional development of responsibility simplicity, and
Barne Analysis transactional of change on structure.
•Script Analysis analysis client.