A Specific Field in Psychological Counseling: Ecopsychology

Öz

The effect of nature on human psychology and health has been a subject of curiosity and research for years. The healing effect of nature on humans and its supporting aspect of mental well-being has become a fundamental need for the development of a therapeutic logic in this field in the late 20th century and in the 21st century, also known as the millennium age. The understanding of ecopsychology, which is effective in dealing with nature in a therapeutic sense, has revealed three basic hypotheses and various nature therapy practices, also called green movement, based on these hypotheses. In this study, firstly, three basic hypotheses will be discussed in order to understand the ecopsychology approach and the basis that lays the groundwork for ecopsychology. Later, the content will be enriched by mentioning the contents of various nature therapies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ecopsychology
• nature therapy
• healing nature

Psikolojik Danışmanlıkta Özgül Bir Alan: Ekopsikoloji

Öz

Doğanın insan psikolojisi ve sağlığı üzerindeki etkisi yıllardır merak edilen ve araştırılan bir konu olmuştur. Doğanın insan üzerindeki iyileştirici etkisi ve mental iyi oluşu destekleyen yönü 20. yüzyılın sonlarında ve milenyum çağı olarak da tabir edilen 21. yüzyılda bu alanda terapötik bir mantığın geliştirilmesi yönünde temel bir ihtiyaç haline gelmiştir. Doğanın terapötik anlamda ele alınmasında etkili olan ekopsikoloji anlayışı, üç temel hipotez ve bu hipotezlerden hareketle yeşil akım olarak da tabir edilen çeşitli doğa terapi uygulamalarını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak ekopsikoloji yaklaşımı ve ekopsikolojiye zemin hazırlayan temeli anlamak adına üç temel hipotez ele alınacaktır. Daha sonra çeşitli doğa terapilerinin içeriklerinden bahsedilerek içerik zenginleştirilecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ekopsikoloji
• Doğa terapisi
• Doğanın iyileştiriciliği

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma bir derleme çalışması olduğu için ve araştırma sürecinde herhangi bir denek kullanılmadığı için etik kurul iznine ihtiyaç duyulmamıştır.

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