Distinguish Between Insight and Action Therapies and Between Directive and Nondirective

question 478

Essay

Distinguish between insight and action therapies and between directive and nondirective therapies, then for each of the following therapies identify
(1)whether the therapy is an insight therapy or an action therapy;
(2)whether it is directive or nondirective;
(3)whether it is usually conducted individually or conducted both individually and in groups; and
(4)the major strength of each therapy: psychoanalysis, brief psychodynamic therapy, client-centered therapy, existential therapy, Gestalt therapy, behavioral therapies, Beck's cognitive therapy, and Ellis' REBT.

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Definitions:

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