Rogers Flashcards
tendency for all matter, both organic and inorganic, to evolve from simpler to more complex forms
Formative tendency
The tendency within all humans (and other animals and plants) to move toward completion of fulfillment of potentials
Actualizing tendency
embraces the tendency to resist change and to seek the status quo
Maintenance
The need to become more, to develop, and achieve
growth
Enhancement
the tendency
to actualize the self as perceived in awareness
Self-actualization
Carl Rogers believed that for a person to achieve —, they must be in a state of congruence
self-actualization
When a person’s ideal self is not consistent with what happens in their life
Incongruence
refers to the symbolic representation (not necessarily in verbal
symbols) of some portion of our experience
Awareness
People are — when they are unaware of the discrepancy between their organismic self and their significant experience
vulnerable
a state of uneasiness or tension whose cause is unknown
Anxiety
Mostly received instead of unconditional positive
regard
Conditions of worth
Perceptions of how other people view us
External evaluation
The source of psychological disorders when the self-
concept and its organismic experiences is inconsistent
Incongruence
— are experienced as we gain awareness of such an incongruence
Anxiety and threat
The protection of the self-concept against anxiety and threat by denial or distortion of experiences inconsistent with it
Defensiveness
People misinterpret an experience to fit into some
aspect of their self-concept
Distortion
People perceive experiences in awareness, but fail to
understand its true meaning
Distortion
The refusal to perceive an experience in awareness, or at least people keep some aspect of it from reaching symbolization
Denial
Occurs when the incongruence between the
perceived self and the organismic self is too obvious
or too sudden to be denied or distorted
Disorganization
Rogers contended that whenever —- are present in a relationship, psychological growth will invariably occur.
congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathy
Positive regard is the need to be liked, prized, or accepted by another person. When this need exists without any conditions or qualifications, — occurs
unconditional positive regard
Accept and prize clients without any restrictions or reservations and without regard to the clients’ behavior
Unconditional positive regard
exists when a person’s organismic experiences are matched by an ability and willingness to openly express these feelings
Counselor congruence
This exists when therapists accurately sense the feelings of their clients and are able to communicate these perceptions so that clients know that another person has entered their world of feelings without prejudice, projection, or evaluation.
Empathy