Rogerian Theory

Question 1

The Phenomenal Field

Answer 1

the only experience we can be aware of is our own, the field that is accessible depends on our situation
-Hungry, think about food

Question 2

Consciousness

Answer 2

is the process in which our needs our brought to our attention

Question 3

All behavior is telic

Answer 3

behavior has an aim, which is towards our goals and values
-often current needs

Question 4

What’s our motive?

Answer 4

Actualization (made with goldstien)
-we all have a basic inclination to fufill our potential

Question 5

Function of Emotion

Answer 5

Emotions direct us to the actions that are most fulfilling to the organism
-emotions are guides towards self actualization
–VALENCE describes the positive versus negative qualities of an emotion
–INTENSITY of emotions have low and high intensities

Question 6

Organismic Valuing Process

Answer 6

We set values to our behaviors that will maintain the self
-we know whats good for us

Question 7

Rogers big question

Answer 7

How is it possible for everyone to fall out of loop with their organismic valuing process? It gets confused as we reach adulthood and makes us not in touch with our emotions.

Question 8

Three Components of Self

Answer 8

EXPEREINCES
That are adequately symbolized
AUTONOMY
Immediate personal control over
VALUES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ACTUALIZATION
Movement towards actualization is part of self

Question 9

Rogers on Love

Answer 9

Love is basic and we have an innate need to love and be loved
-need for positive regard
-Unconditional/Conditional positive regard
-Conditional positive regard leads us to distort ourselves to be lovable
-Conditional positive regard can lead us introjection which is where we adopt our parent values

Question 10

Maladjustment as incongruence

Answer 10

-Incongruence is the mismatch between actualization of organism and actualization of self
-Congruence is ideal and where the person is full of positive energy

Question 11

Fully Functioning Person

Answer 11

• Mental health is the fully functional person
• More deep in our relationships with others

Question 12

Person Centered Psychotherapy

Answer 12

• The clients own phenomenol field is the starting point for the psych
• Assumption of an actualizing tendency
• Climate must be “absent of threat”
• Agape – you must really love your client in a good way (want you to fuful potentials)

Question 13

Three conditions for good climate

Answer 13

1.Unconditional positive regard – we accept all the clients feelings and experiences, but does not accept all behavior
2.Empathy – the most important ingredient, the part of therapist for them to empathize with the client to accurately get a sense for how the other person feels.
3.Genuiness – therapist congruence, the therapist is real with their experience and is real with themselves and does not wear a mask

Question 14

Therapeutic Tequineque

Answer 14

1.Reflective listening
o Content mirroring sticking with content
o Affect mirroring is reflecting the feeling
o Amplifying is where we bump up the emotion
2.Trust in the client
o Must believe that they want to head to actualization
* Why is this all so difficult? Because we have our own problems and want to take others unpleasant experiences from others.

Question 15

Play Internalizes and Externalizers

Answer 15

• Internalizes have unwanted thoughts feelings and memories that become repressed that cause neurosis. We must allow play and full expression to those feelings
• Externalizers have a hard time controlling their actions. All feelings are to be prized however not all behaviors are acceptable.
  -Therapists teach limits. Limits are genuine rather than arbitrary

Question 16

Rogers on conventional vs student centered environments

Answer 16

• In conventional learning students possibly receive info from professor
• Students want to learn in student centered environments so they delve into their own interests
  –deep sense of personal involvment

Question 17

Locus of evaluation

Answer 17

• Locus of evaluation (external) teachers make up own material
• Locus of evaluation (internal) teachers make material based on students (empathic)

Question 18

Components of sig envi learning

Answer 18

o Teachers are real
o Teachers must be accessible to their students: hear their needs, worries
o Teachers must pride and cherish their students ideas
o Teachers must trust that students want to learn
o Teachers must empathize with their students

Question 19

What makes a relationship unhealthy?

Answer 19

• At the core of unhealthy relationships in incongruence
  o Intrapersonal incongruence – the extent to which you are unaware of your own expereinces
  o Interpersonal incongruence – occurs between experience and communication, so what you experience versus what you present to others in a true way

Question 20

“law of interpersonal relationships”

Answer 20

Unclear speech is where ones communication does not align with the experience

Question 21

Transparency

Answer 21

people must put themselves out there and be seen by others