Who Was Fritz Perls Pt 2 It was also at this time in Frankfurt, that he attended lectures in Gestalt Psychology. (Gestalt Psychology is totally separate from Gestalt Therapy, and is mainly concerned with ‘perception’.) Here he met his wife, … Continue reading →
Who Was Fritz Perls No discussion on Humanistic Psychotherapy would be complete without discussing Fritz Perls. Perls was a German Jew, born on 8th July 1893 in Berlin. His mother and sister adored him, but he had a very bad … Continue reading →
The Latent Content – which is the hidden meaning. Freud had said that dreams were: “The Royal Road to the Unconscious”, and they can be extraordinarily revealing. Perls became dissatisfied with Freudian-style interpretation; he believed the person who really knew … Continue reading →
Dysfunctional Thinking And Cognitive Biases When a schema is activated, e.g. in someone who experiences perceived danger, there are cognitive biases and distortions that affect interpretations of the events. Although we all do this, it is much more common in … Continue reading →
Main Features Of Depression Beck described depressed people as focusing on unrealistically negative views and having a ânegative cognitive triad; depressed people typically have a negative view of themselves, the world and the futureâ (Mytton, 2000) Thoughts about loss, defeat, … Continue reading →
The Vicious Cycle Anxiety Anxiety is caused when danger is perceived and often overestimated and the coping strategy is underestimated. The nervous system, comprising the Central Nervous System (CNS) Autonomic Nervous system (ANS) and Enteric Nervous System (ENS), acts as … Continue reading →
What is Discounting? Pt 2 There are four behaviours which indicate that someone is discounting: Doing nothing (the person will be experiencing themselves as not thinking) Over adaptation (the person does what they believe will fulfil the wishes of others … Continue reading →
What is Discounting? We are constantly bombarded with problems. Think of what you have done today at this point: there will have been many decisions that you have already taken. Iâll use my morning as an example. Here are some … Continue reading →
What Are Ego States? One of the key concepts from transactional analysis is the model of ego states. This can be used in work with clients in analysing problem relationships, and here we look at how these are created during … Continue reading →
What Are Racket Feelings Pt 2 I conducted a small survey when writing this post and the feelings elicited were: Anger at self Disappointment Frustration with train management Helpless Upset Annoyed Nervous Anxious Devastated The problem with racket feelings is … Continue reading →
