Rogers

Question 1

phenomenology

Answer 1

individual’s unique way of experiencing the world - everyone has one and it is different –> must see the world through client’s eyes or perspective

Question 2

client-centered approach

Question 3

active listening

Answer 3

basic technique involving repeating back to client what client has said –> using client’s language to respond to the client, putting an emphasis on feeling words

-allows client to disagree with your interpretation and correct any misunderstandings
-communciates understanding of client’s struggles
-can reflect and intensify feelings, getting client to go deeper

Question 4

self-concept

Answer 4

the way that we see ourselves; the idea we have about who we are as a person

-habitual way of thinking about ourselves
-health = self-acceptance (must have received unconditional positive regard to achieve this)

Question 5

organismic valuing process (OVP)

Answer 5

Innate subjective capacity to know whether something aids self-actualization –> we are naturally drawn towards the things that aid self-actualization

-similar to empirical law of effect, but has nothing to do with reinforcement

Question 6

self-actualization

Answer 6

instinct/innate motivation to fulfill one’s potential

-similar to Adler’s struggle for superiority

Question 7

conditions of worth

Answer 7

must do something or be a certain way to earn something

e.g., parents say they will love you if you take out the trash