PERSON CENTERED THEORY Flashcards

1
Q

developed person-centered counseling and
psychotherapy in the United States roughly between 1940 and 1990. His ideas matured concurrently with the emergence of
behaviorism as a systematic approach to psychotherapy, with
which his ideas differed fundamentally.

A

Carl Rogers

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2
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Rogers chose the term ___ rather than drive.

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tendency

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3
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involves a direction and a generally defined but less specified goal, it is more like a
disposition or inclination—less forceful and more vulnerable to alteration.

A

tendency

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4
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is the tendency within all humans to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials

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Actualizing tendency

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5
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Rogers believed that as a child’s ___ begins to form, the child develops a need for ____ _____ from
significant others.

A

self-concept
positive regard

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6
Q

includes all aspects of one’s being and one’s
experiences that are perceived in awareness by the
individual.

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Self-concept

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7
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is when a person develops a need to be
loved, liked, or accepted by another.

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Positive regard

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8
Q

represents a misalignment between a client’s self-concept and their actual experiences, causing distress.

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Incongruence

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9
Q

The client must perceive and experience the counselor’s
communication of three core conditions:

A

genuineness
unconditional positive regard
empathy

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10
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TWO TYPES OF RESISTANCE

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• The client’s wish to avoid “the pain of revealing, to oneself and another, the feelings that have been denied to
awareness”.
• rendering judgment on the client of her disclosures.

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11
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viewpoint built upon the assumption
that the individual has worth and dignity, and has the capacity to choose
to live a spontaneous, independent, and self-directed life.

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Person-centered therapy

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