Rogers: Person- Centered Theory Flashcards
Carl Rogers is best known as the founder of __________
Client- centered therapy
Rests on two basic assumptions
Person- centered theory
tendency that states that all matter, both organic and inorganic, tends to evolve from simpler to more complex forms
formative
tendency, which suggests that all living things, including humans, tends to move toward completion, or fulfillment of potentials
actualizing
the self has 2 subsystems:
Self-concept and ideal self
The_____, which includes all those aspects f one’s identity that are perceived in awareness
self-concept
The _____, or our view of our self as we would like to be or aspire to be.
ideal self
needs includes those for food, air, and safety, but they also include our tendency to resist change and to maintain our self- concepts as it is.
maintenance
needs include needs to grow and to realize one’s full potential
enhancement
most people are not unconditionally accepted
Conditions of worth
A discrepancy between self-concept organismic experience is called
incongruence