The Similarities Between Psychodynamic Therapy And Positive Psychology
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Despite their differences, both therapies remain as mainstays in modern psychology that have paved the way for today’s cognitive-behavioral theories, experiential therapies and approaches, child and adolescent counseling, and the new Positive Psychology. Brown, Roberts and Mills (2009) highlighted the various similarities between psychodynamic therapy and person centered therapy, herein, both therapies are approaches to counseling whereby, the client gain greater control over and improvement in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Individuals overcome the impediments to their personal growth thereby providing them with a better quality of life. Both therapies try to achieve the goals of psychology, which are to describe, explain, predict