Carl Rogers

Question 1

What is Carl Rogers known for?

Answer 1

self theory

Question 2

Define the actualizing tendency

Answer 2

Force of life, built in motivation, characteristic of a fully functioning person

Question 3

Define the Organismic Valuing Process

Answer 3

A discriminator that evaluates experiences. A feedback mechanism. encourages experiences that fall in line with the actualizing tendency

Question 4

What are two tools used by the OVP?

Answer 4

Positive regards and positive self regard

Question 5

Define positive regard

Answer 5

valued experiences of affection, attention

Question 6

Define positive self-regard

Answer 6

Valued experiences of self-regard

Question 7

Define conditions of worth

Answer 7

Positive conditions that are out of step with organismic valuing

Question 8

Define conditional positive regard

Answer 8

getting positive regard on “condition”: devalues organismic valuing, replaces actualizing tendency

Question 9

Define the self

Answer 9

It is a subjective world, emerging from ones own experiences

Question 10

Define the real self (I am)

Answer 10

the aspect of our experiential being that follows organismic valuing, dwelling in the actualizing tendency

Question 11

Define the Ideal self (I should)

Answer 11

The self standard we can never meet, out of step with organismic valuing due to imposition of societal standards

Question 12

Define incongruency

Answer 12

alienation of ones own experiences from the true self, leading to neurosis

Question 13

Define anxiety

Answer 13

Incongruency of real self and ideal self brought forth in threatening situation

Question 14

Two defenses against anxiety

Answer 14

Denial and perceptual distortion (like Freud’s rationalization)

Question 15

Five characteristics of a fully functioning person

Answer 15

1. openness to experience
2. Existential living
3. Organismic trusting
4. Experiential freedom
5. Creativity

Question 16

Define non-directive therapy

Answer 16

therapists don’t lead clients

Question 17

Define client-centered therapy

Answer 17

• also called rogerian therapy
• understands that all therapy has some impact on client
• supportive, not reconstructive

Question 18

Person-centered stage therapy

Answer 18

Extended to the work of other groups, group therapy

Question 19

Three qualities required for therapist

Answer 19

Congruence, Empathy, Respect

Question 20

What is the type of learning that lasts the longest?

Answer 20

Self-initiated learning

Question 21

The two rules in person-centered groups

Answer 21

Acceptance of the group, acceptance of the individual