Describe the Essential Components of the Humanistic Approach to Psychotherapy

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Essay

Describe the essential components of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy. According to Carl Rogers, what are the three key characteristics that a therapist should have? Describe Fritz Perls approach to therapy and compare and contrast it with Rogers's.

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Referring to the sex of an organism or individual having characteristics associated biologically and genetically with females, often in contrast to males.

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Refers to the biological sex that produces small, mobile gametes, typically associated with XY chromosomes in many species.

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