Which therapy is described as viewing people as inherently good with internal resources for growth?

• A. Existential Therapy
• B. Narrative Therapy
• C. Client-Centered Therapy
• D. Transformational Systemic Therapy

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is the therapist’s view of human nature and how growth happens in therapy. The best match is a humanistic approach that sees people as inherently good and possessing inner resources for growth. In client-centered therapy, the therapist provides a supportive climate—unconditional positive regard, empathetic understanding, and genuine congruence—which helps the client access their own strengths and move toward self-acceptance and growth. This stance emphasizes the person’s natural tendency toward self-actualization when the conditions for growth are present, rather than directing change from outside or focusing primarily on pathology.

Other approaches emphasize different focal points: existential therapy centers on meaning and the responsibility of choice in life; narrative therapy concentrates on how people construct and re-author their life stories; transformational systemic therapy highlights change within relationships and larger systems. While valuable, these do not rest on the same core assumption about inherent goodness and internal resources driving growth as client-centered therapy does.