Person Centered Therapy

Question 1

need for positive regard

Answer 1

As a child’s self-concept begins to form, a child develops a need
for positive regard from significant others

Question 2

conditions of worth

Answer 2

A child receives empathetic understanding and
acceptance from a significant others ONLY WHEN
his/her experiences matches some conditions imposed by the significant others.

Question 3

geniunenses

Answer 3

This awareness become apparent in his/her verbal and nonverbal expression

Question 4

unconditional acceptance

Answer 4

Sense of acceptance regardless of feelings expressed = creating safe environment

Question 5

empathy

Answer 5

Therapist perceives the internal experience of another
as if he were that person “without ever losing the “as
if ” condition”

Question 6

maladaptive functioning

Answer 6

Significant discrepancy between self concept and
organismic experience

Question 7

adaptive functioning

Answer 7

Relying on organismic valuing process (internal, not
external locus of evaluation)

Question 8

self actualizing tendency

Answer 8

innate drive to move towards something