Morita therapy

Morita therapy is a therapy developed by Shoma Morita.[1]

The goal of Morita therapy is to have the patient accept life as it is[1] and places an emphasis on letting nature take its course.[2] Morita therapy views feeling emotions as part of the laws of nature.[2]

Morita therapy was originally developed to address shinkeishitsu,[3][4] an outdated term used in Japan to describe patients who have various types of anxiety.[5] Morita therapy was designed not to completely rid the patient of shinkeishitsu but to lessen the damaging effects.[6]

Morita therapy has been described as cognate to Albert Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.[6] It also has commonalities with existential and cognitive behavioral therapy.[7]

  1. ^ a b "BASICS". The Morita School of Japanese Psychology. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ a b "Full text of "Out Of The Quagmire Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder"". archive.org. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ Gielen, p. 285
  4. ^ David K. Reynolds, The Quiet Therapies (1982) p. 34
  5. ^ M.S., Nugent, Pam (2013-04-13). "What is SHINKEISHITSU? definition of SHINKEISHITSU (Psychology Dictionary)". Psychology Dictionary.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Ishiyama, F. Ishu (1986). "Morita therapy: Its basic features and cognitive intervention for anxiety treatment". Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 23 (3): 375–381. doi:10.1037/h0085626.
  7. ^ U. P. Gielen et al, Handbook of Culture, Therapy and Healing (2004) p. 289