The Role of Emotion-focused Theory in Functional Assessment

The Role of Emotion Focussed Theory in FunctionalAssessment

The Role of Emotion Focussed Theory in

Functional Assessment 14 /4 /08

Introduction

In this essay , I am elaborating on the types of psychotherapy which have persisted for generations and which have undergone favourable changes over the years , conforming to the opinions of great psychoanalysts who have written a large amount of literature from their experience and research . I am concentrating on functional assessment and emotion focussed theory and an integration of the two . I have quoted from a few studies by

psychotherapists and researchers . The advantages of the approaches would be obvious from the essay . How an integrated approach scores over the earlier functional assessment is described here with the support of researchers ' views

The Role of Emotion Focussed Therapy in Functional Assessment

The humanistic or experiential traditional psychotherapy included the Gestalt therapy , client centred therapy and the existential therapy which were practised for a long time . The Gestalt therapy is a holistic process oriented and field theoretical approach to human change (Gestalt , Gestalt Global Corporation . The factors of awareness contact , personal responsiveness and responsibility are built into it Primacy is ascribed to the uniqueness of the individual . The person is treated in whole rather than in parts . Biological maturation environmental influences , interaction of the individual and the environment and creative adjustment play a crucial role (Gestalt Gestalt Global Corporation . Fritz Perls ,the founder , considers the method as a congruence of many theories . Freud 's psychoanalysis had an influence on Gestalt therapy . Perls used Freud 's developmental sequence in his theory . The four major concepts are biological field theory theory of the organism , the need for making contact and relationship and the capacity for making wholes . Biological field theory states that an organism can be understood only in its organised , interactive interconnected and interdependent Corporation . The second theory considers that an organism has physical cognitive , emotional , social , economical , spiritual , aesthetic and interpersonal dimensions each of equal importance . The third says contact or building of relationships is essential for survival (Gestalt , Gestalt Global Corporation . A person who cannot make contact with his surroundings or has a blockade requires intervention . The fourth speaks of the human being as having the capacity of organising and reorganising his bodily functions , perceptual functions , cognitive and behavioural aspects . Gestalt therapy is aimed at assisting the client in restoring his own ability to self-regulate as an organism and have successful and fulfilling contact with others in the environment as well as be familiar with one 's own faults . The person is led to cope creatively with himself and the environment (Gestalt , Gestalt Global Corporation

What is normal human nature

The psychologically healthy human being whose organismic self-regulation is

functioning well is a normal person . He is able to respond properly to his wants and needs and the environment (ID functions . He is able to respond to situations realistically according to his behaviour (Personality functions (Gestalt , Gestalt Global Corporation . He is proactive instead of reactive , recognised by his ability...