This article focuses on the person-centered approach, which is the understanding of personality and human relationships in psychotherapy and counseling in the areas of client-centered therapy, education, and person-centered learning. student, organizations and other group settings. Although psychoanalysis and behaviorism have made major contributions to psychology, they have influenced the understanding and practices of the humanist movement, particularly with therapies for various mental disorders. Psychoanalysis includes unconscious behavior, behaviorism focuses on the conditioning process that produces behavior. Humanistic psychology focuses on the person's potential to act as a whole person in a nurturing environment by choosing to receive a positive lifestyle. The Humanist Movement and the Person-Centered Psychology Approach The humanistic psychology approach allows conditions to be applied to the client's situation for a positive outcome. developments and objectives which are, however, not intended for the therapist. It is important that the therapist conducts the sessions in an unpretentious manner. This allows for a climate conducive to growth with the psychoanalysis of the client's behavior. An important reason for the success of person-centered therapy is giving clients the freedom to develop and control their own lives, rather than being tied to their past (Goodwin, 2008). This method also refers to and consists of psychotherapy and humanistic therapy where the focus is on the present and not the past, and the humanistic analyst tends to emphasize consciousness instead of unconsciousness. Both theories share a common method during which patients and clients exchange their feelings vocally and middle of paper ...... approach as it concerns not only individuals but also group therapy, it will cover various populations including the areas of family counseling, couple relationships, education, politics, government and business administration (Sollod, 1978). Works Cited Krasner, L. (1978). The future and the past in the behaviorism-humanism dialogue. American Psychologist, 33(9), 799-804. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.33.9.799. Kirschenbaum, H. & Jourdan, A. (2005). The Current Status of Carl Rogers and Person-Centered Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 42(1), 37-51.doi:10.1037/0033-3204.42.1.37.Rogers, C. (1980). A way of being. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company (pp.5-160). Sollod, R. (1978). Carl Rogers and the origins of client-centered therapy. Professional Psychology, 9(1), 93-104. do I:10.1037/0735-7028.9.1.93