Introduction to Clinical Psychology 4th Edition by John Hunsley test bank
His idea of psychotherapy was that it served to provide a supportive environment in which clients could reconnect with their emotions, their losses, and their aspirations, and thereby discover their true potential for growth
Rogers’ work was crucial in the development of humanistic approaches to psychotherapy
He was a strong advocate of conducting research on the process and outcome of psychotherapy (which was a very different position from that typical at the time – what frequently passed as psychotherapy research was little more than case studies).
- What were the two effects that Hans Eysenck’s (1952) critique of the effectiveness of psychotherapy had on the field of psychology?
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- It confirmed (and reaffirmed) the dissatisfaction that some psychologists had with the psychodynamic approach
- It led to a major increase in efforts to evaluate both new and traditional forms of psychotherapy
