Rogers Humanistic Personality Flashcards
Rogers stressed what about people?
The uniqueness of each individual
What is self-actualisation?
an innate, positive drive to develop and realise our potential.
Individuals are described as having an innate what?
actualising tendency, a basic motivating positive drive towards growth
Rogers felt individuals are experts on what?
themselves
What is it called when we all create out own reality?
Subjective frame of reference
What type of therapy did he create?
person-centred
Believes all psychological problems are caused by what?
blocks in our actualising tendency
Rogers makes a distinction between what selves?
our real self and our self-concept
What is the real-self?
our underlying organismic self
What is unconditional positive regard?
accepting someone for who they are and valuing them for just being
What is authentic?
being true to oneself, authentic living and confidence not to accept external influence
What does regard mean?
making a difference in someones life
We, as social animals, need what?
positive regard
Why does rogers not use the word love?
he felt it was often a degraded term
Instead of positive regard we often get what?
conditional positive regard, we get praised/loved when we behave/perform well etc
As a result of this type of regard we aquire what?
conditions of worth that become part of our self concept
When do we acquire conditions of worth?
during out early development and we hang on to them even when they’re no longer applicable
Conditions of worth can make us what?
keep doing things that do not meet our real needs in order to gain approval
We use conditions of worth to judge?
ourselves - they can lower our self-esteem
What is the end point of self actualisation?
the fully functioning person
What is the fully functioning person?
very open to experience and high in self acceptance with very few, if any, conditions of worth
How many stages are in the process of counselling?
7
Briefly describe the stages of counselling?
Starts with client taking about other people, then they begin to talk about their own feelings (establish psychological contact), then lives their feelings within the session, finally accepts feelings and is more in touch with themselves
After a good therapeutic relationship is formed clients will have more realistic…?
perceptions of their world
