Rogers: Person-Centered Theory Flashcards

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this theory is built on the scaffold provided by experiences as a therapist (Rogers)

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client/person-centered therapy

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is a tendency for all matter, both organic and inorganic, to evolve from simpler to more complex forms (Rogers)

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formative tendency

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the tendency within all humans (and other animals and plants) to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials

is the only motive people possess (Rogers)

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actualizing tendency

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It includes such basic needs as food, air, and safety; but it also includes the tendency to resist change and to seek the status quo (Rogers)

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need for maintenance

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(Rogers) The need to become more, to develop, and achieve
growth is called?

is seen in people’s
willingness to learn things that are not immediately rewarding

are expressed in a variety of forms, including curiosity, playfulness, self-exploration, friendship, and confidence that one can achieve psychological growth

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enhancement

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(Rogers) is a subset of the actualization tendency and is therefore not synonymous with it

is the tendency to actualize the self as perceived in awareness

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self-actualization

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(Rogers) includes all those aspects of one’s being and one’s experiences that
are perceived in awareness (though not always accurately) by the individual

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self-concept

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(Rogers) defined as one’s view of self as one wishes to be

the second subsystem of the self

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the ideal self

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(Rogers) what does a wide gap between the ideal self and the self-concept indicate?

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incongruence and an unhealthy personality

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what are the processes necessary to becoming a person? (Rogers)

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contact —> positive regard —> positive self-regard

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(Rogers) is the minimum experience necessary for becoming a person

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contact, whether it be positive or negative

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a need to be loved, liked, or accepted by another person (Rogers)

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positive regard

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(Rogers) a discrepancy between a person’s self-concept and aspects of their experience

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incongruence

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(Rogers) defined as the experience of prizing or valuing one’s self

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positive self-regard

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(Rogers) experiences and behaviors are perceived as acceptable only if they meet with approval from others

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conditions of worth

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(Rogers) the protection of the self-concept against anxiety and threat by the denial or distortion of experiences inconsistent with it

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defensiveness

17
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(Rogers) behavior is still consistent with the self-concept, but the self-concept has been broken and thus the behavior appears bizarre and confusing

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disorganization

18
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(Rogers) what are the 4 barriers to psychological health?

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conditions of worth, incongruence, defensiveness, and disorganization

19
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Our perceptions of other people’s view of us are called? (Rogers)

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external evaluations

20
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what are the two chief defenses (Rogers)

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distortion and denial

21
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with this chief defense, we misinterpret an experience in order to fit it into some aspect of our self-concept (Rogers)

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distortion

22
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with this chief defense, we refuse to perceive an experience in awareness, or at least we keep some aspect of it from reaching symbolization (Rogers)

23
Q

exists when a person’s organismic experiences are matched
by an awareness of them and by an ability and willingness to openly express these feelings (Rogers, 1980)

A

congruence

24
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what is unconditional positive regard? (Rogers)

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the need to be liked, prized, or accepted by others without any conditions or qualifications

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what are the three conditions for psychological growth? (Rogers)
congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathic listening
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what does empathy mean for Rogers?
it means temporarily living in the other’s life, moving about in it delicately without making judgments
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what is the basic outcome of client-centered counseling? (Rogers)
a congruent client who are open to experiences and who have no need to be defensive