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psy440 ch15 p493
TABLE 15.10 Limitations of the Approaches
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychoanalytic therapy limitations | lengthy training, expensive, neglects social, cultural, and interpersonal factors, less able to solve daily problems |
| Adlerian therapy limitations | low precision, testability, and empirical validity; oversimplifies some complex human problems |
| Existential therapy limitations | concepts are fuzzy and ill-defined, Lacks systematic statement of principles and practices, not forlower functioning, nonverbal clients |
| Person-centered therapy limitations | may need greater direction, more structure, and more techniques need by clients in crisis of orher cultures |
| Gestalt therapy limitations | intense emotional expression needs exploration, need imagination to benefit |
| Behavior therapy limitations | may change behavior but not feelings; ignores the relational factors in therapy; ignores historical causes of present behavior |
| Cognitive behavior therapy limitations | plays down emotions; neglects unconscious or underlying conflicts, de-emphasizes the value of insight; too structured |
| Reality therapy limitations | neglects client’s past, dreams, the unconscious, early childhood experiences, and transference; discourage exploration of deeper emotional issues. |
| Feminist therapy limitations | may impose a new set of values; |
| Postmodern approaches limitations | little empirical validation of the effectiveness of therapy outcomes; use these interventions in a mechanical way |
| Family systems therapy limitations | family members may be resistant to change; potential for countertransference is high; needs well trained therapist |