How human needs therapy works (and what are)

Content

• Human needs and client -centered therapy
• What are human needs?
  • 1. Physical needs
  • 2. Emotional needs
• How does human needs therapy work?
• The theory of the expectation of compliance with dreams
  • Bibliography

Human needs and client -centered therapy

He Focus centered on human needs It is a type of psychotherapy that is based on the premise that human beings have an innate "basic needs" set and if these needs are not met, psychological anguish may appear. Doctors believe that these needs have been perfected over thousands of years and we have built resources to help meet these needs.

When these resources do not work and one or more of our needs are not met, then we can suffer psychologically. By helping individuals establish which of these needs are not being met, client -centered therapy practitioners can design strategies to meet these needs.

The ideas behind this approach have evolved slowly but progressively within psychotherapy for centuries, however, adaptation in a type of therapy was introduced in 2003 by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrell. On this page we will see what the therapy of human needs and the associated theory of dreaming works.

What are human needs?

When we talk about human needs, we are talking about what a human being needs innate for his physical and mental well -being. It is believed that this knowledge of what we need has been programmed in us through our genes, and that our needs have evolved and adapted according to modern life.

There are two great types of needs: physical and emotional.

1. Physical needs

Our physical needs are relatively simple; As living beings that we are need air to breathe, drinking water, food to eat enough and protection against the elements. Without them, we could not survive for a long time. In addition to these essential needs, other physical requirements include the need to exercise our muscles and stimulate our senses. We also instinctively seek a home where we can grow, reproduce and raise our children. All this may sound very primary, but these are the desires and needs that we have inherited from the first men.

2. Emotional needs

Our emotional needs are somewhat more complicated and have adapted to how we have evolved. In the root of these needs is the desire to connect with the outside world and seek our realization. When these wishes are not fulfilled, we can suffer emotional anguish in various forms, which leads to mental illness.

The emotional needs described within the therapy of human needs are the following:

• Security - The need to find safe territory and an environment in which we can fully develop.
• Attention - The need to give and receive attention.
• Sense of autonomy and control - Feel that we can do things for ourselves and have a sense of responsibility.
• Emotional intimacy - Knowing that at least one person who fully accepts.
• Feel part of a community - Know that we are part of something bigger.
• Privacy - Have the opportunity to reflect and consolidate own experiences for ourselves.
• Sense of belonging within social groups - Know that we are valued within a social environment.
• Sense of competition and performance - Know that we are competent and we succeed in something.
• Meaning and purpose - A feeling that comes consistent about what we do and what we think.

Both needs of needs can have one effect on each other, so everyone must be considered within the Human needs therapy. In addition to these needs, the psychotherapists of this current claim that we have the guide systems within ourselves that help us meet these needs, these are called our resources.

These resources include:

• The ability to develop long -term memory, that will allow us to increase our knowledge and learn new things.
• The ability to connect with others by building a good relationship and empathy.
• The ability to imagine, that helps us take our attention from our emotions and solve problems in a creative way.
• The ability to think rationally, Analyze and plan.
• The ability to be objective.
• The ability to dream, metaphorically, to propose goals and achievements about our expectations.

When these resources do not work correctly, it can cause us emotional anguish. Human needs therapy seeks to establish whether or not it is a problem with resources as well as solve it.

How does human needs therapy work?

The approach to human needs focuses on the present and looks at practical solutions to emotional problems. Through the discussion and various techniques used by the therapist, therapy aims to establish what need or needs are not being met, why they are not being met and how this can be changed.

The therapist must adapt the solutions for each individual based on their personal experiences and concerns. It is believed that it is useful for a variety of different topics, including anxiety, depression, anger management, addiction and relationship difficulties.

The theory of the expectation of compliance with dreams

The objective of our dreams is a very discussed topic in the world of psychology, and of course it is part of the client -centered approach, Joe Griffin has outlined a theory in this regard. This theory, known as the theory of fulfilling the expectations of dreams, suggests that The purpose of our dreams is that it allows us to carry out unsatisfied emotional expectations.

Dream theory suggests that our dreams are metaphorical representations of unknown impulses. There are three key points within the theory:

1. Dreams are metaphorical translations of the expectations we have when we are awake.
2. Any expectation caused by the emotional activation on which it does not act, transforms into dreams.
3. Dream works to deactivate emotional excitement, completing the metaphorical expectation pattern.

Inside the Human needs therapy, Your therapist can ask you about your dreams, because metaphors often have therapeutic value. Through your dreams, your therapist may be able to help you understand what is emotionally worrying in more detail.

Bibliography

• Frick, Willard B.(1973): Humanistic Psychology. Buenos Aires: Guadalupe.
• Maslow, a. (1954): Motivation and personality. Barcelona: Sagittarius.
• Maslow, a. (1973). The self -realized man: towards a psychology of being. Kairos: Barcelona.
• Maslow, a. (2005). Management according to Maslow. Barcelona: Paidós Ibérica.