Carl Rogers Flashcards

1
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What is Carl Rogers known for?

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self theory

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2
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Define the actualizing tendency

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

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3
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Define the Organismic Valuing Process

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

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4
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What are two tools used by the OVP?

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Positive regards and positive self regard

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5
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Define positive regard

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valued experiences of affection, attention

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6
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Define positive self-regard

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Valued experiences of self-regard

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7
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Define conditions of worth

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Positive conditions that are out of step with organismic valuing

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8
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Define conditional positive regard

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

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9
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Define the self

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It is a subjective world, emerging from ones own experiences

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10
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Define the real self (I am)

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

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Define the Ideal self (I should)

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

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12
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Define incongruency

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

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13
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Define anxiety

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

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14
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Two defenses against anxiety

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Denial and perceptual distortion (like Freud’s rationalization)

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15
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Five characteristics of a fully functioning person

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  1. openness to experience
  2. Existential living
  3. Organismic trusting
  4. Experiential freedom
  5. Creativity
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16
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Define non-directive therapy

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therapists don’t lead clients

17
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Define client-centered therapy

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  • also called rogerian therapy
  • understands that all therapy has some impact on client
  • supportive, not reconstructive
18
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Person-centered stage therapy

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Extended to the work of other groups, group therapy

19
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Three qualities required for therapist

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Congruence, Empathy, Respect

20
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What is the type of learning that lasts the longest?

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Self-initiated learning

21
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The two rules in person-centered groups

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Acceptance of the group, acceptance of the individual