A Humanistic View of Mental Illness Assignment

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After watching the video A Humanistic View of Mental Illness: Theo Bennett at TEDxBozeman (video is closed-captioned) (TEDxTalks, 2014) and reading Chapters 11 and 12, discuss the following in a Reaction Paper:

The speaker in the video seems to suggest that taking an interest in the other person and accepting the person for who they are can be tremendously healing.

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

How does this connect with the person-centered approach discussed in the chapter readings?

How do you think some of the tenets of person-centered psychotherapy, including demonstrating empathy and understanding, accepting the person for who they are, being non-judgmental, and being equal with the patient, would benefit the speaker’s father and his struggles with mental illness?

The paper should be at least 550 words in length and follow APA (7th ed.) format.

2

The diagram is a graphic depiction of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. After reading about Maslow’s hierarchy, consider the following and post a response in the Discussion Forum for this week:

Consider the article “The Coronavirus Crisis Shines Light on Educational Inequalities” (Edelin, 2020) from The Washington Post. What is the relationship between the elements discussed in this article and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? The first person to respond should highlight one element from the article and the next person should identify another element, and so on. In your post, discuss how this problem could be resolved and what approach might be taken to achieve the solution. Be sure to comment on at least two of your peers’ posts and suggest improvement or an implication they may have missed.