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The new psychotherapies: the courage to be
Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal
|August 1, 1977
Summary
New psychotherapies like Gestalt and Primal Therapy require an initial commitment to a collective belief system. This shared element, termed "the courage to be as a part," is crucial for patient acceptance.
Area of Science:
- Psychotherapy Research
- Philosophy of Psychology
Background:
- The emergence of popular new psychotherapies (e.g., Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Primal Therapy) in the past decade.
- These divergent systems share commonalities, particularly in patient and trainee induction processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To hypothesize commonalities among divergent new psychotherapy systems.
- To examine patient/trainee induction in these systems through Paul Tillich's concepts of courage.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of induction elements in new psychotherapy systems.
- Application of Paul Tillich's philosophical concepts, specifically his analysis of courage.
- Review of historical movements and proponents' writings.
Main Results:
- New psychotherapy systems require unconditional commitment to a specific worldview for patient acceptance.
- This initial commitment and induction into a collective belief system is a shared factor.
Conclusions:
- Theoretically divergent psychotherapies share a common factor: an initial commitment to a collective belief system.
- This phenomenon aligns with Tillich's concept of "the courage to be as a part."