Social values and psychotherapy.

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Most discussions of psychotherapy in textbooks refer to two general directions of treatment. The first is "intrapersonal and usually refers to the reduction or elimination of conflict or inner tension." The second is "social conformity." The latter direction in general refers to the individual''s conformity in his behavior with what the culture expects of him. In this paper it is suggested that a third major goal of psychotherapy be included, that of "social contributiveness," which may be implemented in two ways: "(a) by helping them develop broader social feelings, and (b) by encouraging active participation in the process of constructively changing their social environments." The latter means of implementation of constructively changing the social environment takes note of the fact that "society is not an undifferentiated structure, neither is it static.".

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