The chief benefit of humanistic therapy is _________ which is the process of gaining increasing understanding of oneself and one's aspirations, emotions and motives.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Personal Growth
Each school of therapy names a different chief benefit to the client.
Option (1) Emotional insight — Incorrect. Psychodynamic therapy values emotional insight: the client understands her or his conflicts intellectually, accepts them emotionally and changes her or his emotions towards them.
Option (2) Instituting adaptive behaviours — Incorrect. Behaviour therapy considers changing faulty behaviour and thought patterns to adaptive ones the chief benefit; instituting adaptive or healthy patterns reduces distress and removes symptoms.
Option (3) Cognitive restructuring — Incorrect. Cognitive restructuring is the aim of cognitive therapy: by gentle questioning the client gains insight into her or his dysfunctional schemas and alters her or his cognitive structures, which reduces anxiety and depression. It is not the benefit humanistic therapy aims at.
Option (4) Personal Growth — Correct. The humanistic therapy values personal growth as the chief benefit. Personal growth is the process of gaining increasing understanding of oneself, and one’s aspirations, emotions and motives.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 5: Therapeutic Approaches, Type of Therapies (2025-26)
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