Explain how phenomenological psychologists attempt to assess and change personality.?

No psychologists attempt to change personality, which is the fundamental nature of an individual and is not subject to change.



Phenomenological psychology is a school of psychology with specific principles and concepts around subjectivity and the subjective/personal experience. Alfred Adler spoke of the ';apperceptive schema'; of ';perceptual framework'; by which the individual views his/her subjective world. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenolo



Phenomenological THERAPY is the treating of clients from the perspective of that school. It is related to existentialism, subjectivism, and humanism. All go back to the origins of Individual Psychology set by Dr. Alfred Adler in the early 1900s. Adler was the one who was there before the others.



He was a major influence on one of the major phenomenological figures, Carl Rogers, who gave Adler great credit when he developed his ';client-centered'; approach to counseling. The same can be said for those who worked in the fields already mentioned.



And all the above are precursors to the ';Rational-Emotive Therapy'; of Albert Ellis, the cognitive therapy of Aaron Beck, and the behavior therapies of Joseph Wolpe and Arnold Lazarus.



And behind them all is the existentialism of Soren Keirkegaard and his fundamental statement, ';Subjectivity is truth.';



To learn more about Adler himself, try our web site and click on ';concepts'; and ';LEAP'; and the bio of Adler: http://www.lifecourseinstitute.com

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