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places the responsibility in counseling or psychotherapy
squarely upon the shoulders of the client, demanding of the
counselor only that he genuinely accept the client and
create for him an atmosphere of permissiveness void of judg-
ment or evaluation. The client must assume the responsi-
bility for his behavior and thus enjoys the freedom to
independently make decisions.
In the following section of this chapter the theories
of the two most prominent proponents of client-centered
therapy and individual freedom are presented as they relate
to this study. Rogers founded the client-centered approach
in counseling and May harmonizes an existential philosophy
with psychoanalysis.
May (5) states that the existential approach is very
similar to the American pragmatic tradition established by
William James. He presents the common emphasis on decision
and commitment:
... his [James] argument that you cannot know truth
by sitting in a detached armchair, but that willing and
decision are themselves prerequisites to the discovery
of truth. ...
Both James and Kierkegaard were dedicated to
rediscovering man as a vital, decisive, experiencing
being (5, p. 12).
Basically a client-centered, "guts,1* psychoanalyst, May
expresses appreciation for the existential approach for
therapists since it has meaning in their common milieu,
"immediate experiencing." He notes that "it is the endeavor
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Patrick, Jerry Heard, 1933-. Use of the Reve Eveille Dirige (Guided Daydream) for Selection of Vocation and College Major, dissertation, January 1965; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc164200/m1/50/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .