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 your practice as a PMHNP.
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.
Review the humanistic-existential psychotherapy videos in this week’s Learning Resources.
Reflect on humanistic-existential psychotherapeutic approaches.
Then, select another psychotherapeutic approach to compare with humanistic-existential psychotherapy. The approach you choose may be one you previously explored in the course or one you are familiar with and especially interested in.
Learning Resources
American Psychiatric Association. (2022).
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Links to an external site.
(5th ed., text rev.). https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787
· “Culture and Psychiatric Diagnosis”
Nichols, M., & Davis, S. D. (2020).
The essentials of family therapy (7th ed.). Pearson.
· Chapter 7, “Experiential Family Therapy”
Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2020).
Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
· Chapter 6, “Humanistic-Existential and Solution-Focused Approaches to Psychotherapy”
Grande, T. (2019, January 9).
Theories of counseling – Existential therapy
Links to an external site.
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAvc2aWup0
PsychotherapyNet. (2009, June 29).
James Bugental live case consultation psychotherapy video
Links to an external site.
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl8tVTjdocI
ThinkingallowedTV. (2010, September 20).
James Bugental: Humanistic psychotherapy (excerpt) – A thinking allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove
Links to an external site.
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjDNKGIvWPQ
Biophily2. (2016, October 4).
Abraham Maslow, Rollo May, Carl Rogers – Existential psychology II (1962)
Links to an external site.
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTTqKNI7wDo
Bugental, J. (2008).
Existential-humanistic psychotherapy
Links to an external site.
[Video]. https://waldenu.kanopy.com/video/existential-humanistic-psychothe
The Psychology Podcast. (2021, Aug 30).
Irvin Yalom- Existential psychotherapy. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2vef8W1a0k
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