Humanistic-Existential Psychotherapy

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To prepare:

  • Review the humanistic-existential psychotherapy videos below
  • Then, select another psychotherapeutic approach to compare with humanistic-existential psychotherapy
  • In a 2- to 3-page paper
  • Briefly describe humanistic-existential psychotherapy and the second approach you selected.
  • Explain at least three differences between these therapies. Include how these differences might impact practice as a Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
  • Focusing on one video you viewed explain why humanistic-existential psychotherapy was utilized with the patient in the video and why it was the treatment of choice. Describe the expected potential outcome if the second approach had been used with the patient.
  • Support your response with specific examples from this week’s media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.

 

Link to video

Grande, T.  (2019, January 9).Theories of counseling – Existential therapy Links to an external site.[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAvc2aWup0

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