The authors focus on the effects of three kinds of views of human beings, i.e.reactive,reactive in depth,and proactive human beings described by G.Allport on psychotherapy.There was a set of differences among three therapeutic orientations that affected by the three kinds of human images.These differences included:focusing on the diseases vs the clients, emphasizing on treatment vs development, teaching vs facilitating,how to deal with the therapeutic relationship,doctors taking responsibility for treatment vs clients taking responsibility for change,and focusing on which one among thinking,feelings,and behaviors.

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