This document is a literature review comparing the humanistic and psychoanalytic orientations in psychology. It discusses the key aspects and differences between the two approaches, including their philosophical views and effectiveness in treatment. The review finds that while both orientations have strengths and weaknesses, neither is clearly superior to the other. It concludes by proposing a new question for further study - how the humanistic and psychoanalytic orientations could potentially be integrated to form an improved approach that combines aspects of each theory.