The Integrative Approach

Review the following theories that we have covered in class:

Psychoanalytic Therapy
Adlerian Therapy
Existential Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Behavior Therapy
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Reality Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Postmodern Approaches
Family Systems Therapy
Now answer these questions:

What are your basic assumptions about human nature?

Which approach to therapy is closest to your beliefs about human nature?

In what ways do you believe that your basic assumptions might determine the procedures that you would use when working with clients?