HERMENEUTIC ASPECTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY - CL IENT-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY

The scientific-theoretical validity fields of empiric-nomological and hermeneutic-idiographical attempts are discussed in regard to humanist ic sciences in particular to Client Centred-Therapy. The special thing about Client Centred-Therapy consists in the hermeneutical task which uses empathic understanding to increase self-understanding in the pat ient. In this case, it is necessary to indicate the problems of this t ask, because the understanding efforts of the therapist might be eithe r too much in advance of the patients' self-understanding or stay behi nd it. The criterion for this is the fundamental aim of client-centred -therapeutical understanding task to enable the patient to emancipate himself from the urge to follow inner compulsions and inscrutable norm s.