Person-Centered Therapy (Week 5) Flashcards
Father of person-centered therapy
Who is Carl Rogers?
There is a gap between who we really are (real self) and who we are trying to be (ideal self)–between our self-concept and our experiences
What is incongruence?
Incongruence can be caused by a low sense of this.
What is self-regard?
At an early age, we internalize these from caregivers and significant others, and they can cause us to become more other-directed and less self-directed. In some sense, we can’t escape disappointing someone’s expectations.
You are too ________________.
You are not ___________ enough.
You need to be _______________.
If you __________, I’ll be pleased with you.
If you ____________, you’ll disappoint me.
What are conditions of worth?
The inherent tendency of the organism to develop all its capacities in ways which serve to maintain or enhance the organism, so that over time a person is “becoming more and more of one’s potentialities.” This tendency can be thwarted or warped, but it cannot be destroyed without destroying the organism.
What is self-actualization?
An inherent capacity to choose that which will enhance us and reject that which does not. An innate internal guidance system that a person can use to achieve self-actualization.
What is organismic valuing?
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
Self-actualization
Esteem
Love and belonging
Safety needs
Physiological needs
Increased congruence.
Increased acceptance of self and others.
Increased openness to present-moment experiencing and expression of emotions.
Increased self-agency and self-directedness.
What are the goals of person-centered therapy?
Non-directive, with client in the lead, and the therapist following.
What are characteristics of a person-centered therapeutic relationship?
Genuineness
Empathy
Unconditional Positive Regard
What are the core conditions of person-centered therapy?
Being real, with transparency, in which I am expressing my real feelings. Involves therapist self-disclosure.
What is person-centered therapeutic genuineness?
Warm acceptance and prizing of the other person as a separate individual.
What is person-centered therapeutic unconditional positive regard?
A sensitive ability to see the client’s world and the client as they see themselves
What is person-centered empathy?
Attending; reflecting content, feeling, and meaning; clarifying
What is expressing accurate empathy and unconditional positive regard?
Removing obstacles to growth and self-actualization.
What is the focus of person-centered therapy approaches?
