TOP-ROGERS Flashcards
Refers to Rogers’s therapy
Client-centered
Refers to Rogerian personality theory
Person-centered theory
The tendency of all matter to evolve from simpler to more complex forms
Formative tendency
“refers to the natural desire or tendency of all living cultures to grow and evolve.”
Formative tendency
his is a tendency for all organic and inorganic
matter, to evolve from simpler to more complex
forms
Formative tendency
The tendency of all to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials which involves the whole person
Actualizing tendency
This __ is the only motive people possess.
Actualizing tendency
Includes basic needs i.e. food, air, safety and also the tendency to resist change & to seek the status quo
Maintenance
The need to become more, to develop, and to achieve growth which is seen in people’s willingness to learn things that are not immediately rewarding
Enhancement
The tendency to actualize the self as perceived in awareness. Becoming aware of who we are and being more engaged with our personality.
Self-actualization
Known as self image, includes all those aspects of one’s being and one’s experiences that are perceived in awareness (not always accurate) by the individual.
Self-concept
Defined as one’s view of self as one wishes to be, it contains those attributes, positive and that people aspire to possess.
Ideal self
Self-actualization is a subset of the actualizing tendency TF
TRUE
Self-actualization in Rogerian theory is synonymous to Maslow’s concept of self-actualization TF
False
Self-actualization in Rogerian theory refers to becoming more aware of who we are while self-actualization in Maslow’s terms means reaching one’s full potential
Psychological growth will occur when the following are present in a relationship
Congruence
Unconditional positive regard
Empathy
People share the same actualizing tendency with other animals and plants TF
TRUE
Humans, along with other animals and plants, have a concept of self and thus a potential for self-actualization
False
Only humans have a concept of self and a potential for self-actualization
T/F: A person’s self-concept is identical with their organismic self
False
They are not identical as some portions of the organismic self may be beyond a person’s awareness or not owned by them
refers to the symbolic representation (not necessarily in verbal symbols) of some portion of our experience
Awareness
Three levels of awareness
Ignored/Denied
Accurately Symbolized
Distorted Form
What level of awareness?
Events that are experienced below the threshold of awareness
Ignored/Denied
What level of awareness?
Experiences that are accurately symbolized and freely admitted to the self-structure
Accurately Symbolized
What level of awareness?
Experiences that are not consistent with our view of self. We reshape or distort the experience so that it can be assimilated into our existing self-concept
Distorted Form