Person-Centered Therapy Flashcards
Emphasis on: (2 things)
- client’s strengths
- self-awareness
Individuals strive to move forward and fulfill their creative nature if….
they’re given the right conditions.
The idea that humans innately gravitate toward self-actualization is based on _____.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
What are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, in order from bottom to top?
Physiological needs Safety needs Belongingness and love needs Esteem needs Self-actualization
T/F: The power dynamic in PCT is neutralized.
True. but it is inherently still present.
T/F: The personal characteristics of the therapist are not emphasized.
False. The personal characteristics of the therapist and the therapeutic relationship are emphasized.
The counselor creates a _______ climate.
growth-promoting
People are capable of self-directed growth if involved in a ______.
therapeutic relationship
What are the personal characteristics/core conditions of the therapist that need to be present?
- Congruence
- genuineness or realness
- Unconditional positive regard
- Accurate empathic understanding
T/F: “Choice and Free Will” is a key concept in Person-Centered Therapy.
True.
T/F: “Conditions of Worth” is a key concept in Person-Centered Therapy.
True.
What are the 6 Therapeutic Core Conditions (needed for personality changes to occur) in PCT?
- Two persons (therapist and client) are …..
- The client is …..
- The therapist is …..
- The therapist experiences ….
- The therapist experiences ….
- The ______ is achieved.
- in psychological contact
- experiencing incongruence in some part of their life.
- congruent or integrated in the relationship.
- unconditional positive regard for client.
- empathy for client and communicates this to them.
- communication to the client
T/F: PCT does not find traditional assessment and diagnosis to be useful.
True.
T/F: PCT does not focus very much on the quality of the therapeutic relationship.
False.
T/F: PCT is patient in letting client come to their own conclusions.
True.
Natalie Rogers expanded PCT by using creative means to express deep, and sometimes inaccessible, feelings and emotional states in ______ Therapy.
Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy
- self-discovery
- everyone has ability to be creative
- creative process is healing
- achieve self-awareness and transformation
- Mandalas
According to Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy, ________ is achieved by delving into feelings of grief, anger, fear, pain, and joy.
self-awareness
Strengths of PCT:
- good for multicultural purposes: symbols are a common language (Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy)
- also good for nonverbal individuals
- PCT is supported by research
In PCT, counselor is viewed as ______.
fellow explorer
Limitations of PCT:
- not good for someone who wants directive counselor
- can be hard to translate core therapeutic conditions into practice in some cultures
- time
- beginning therapists may find i difficult to provide both support and challenges to clients
- limits of therapist as a person may interfere with developing a genuine therapeutic relationship
T/F: The therapist does not give advice.
True.
Person-Centered Therapy is also known as _____?
Rogerian Therapy
