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
T/F: Ignored events are the stimuli we don’t notice, while denied events are the stimuli we refuse to allow into our level of awareness
TRUE
Some people experience difficulties accepting genuine compliments and feedback which may be because they distrust the one giving it or they think they are undeserving
Denial of positive experiences
What are the processes necessary to “becoming a person”?
Positive Regard
Positive Self-Regard
A need to be loved, liked, or accepted by another person
Positive regard
The experience of prizing or valuing one’s self. Once established, it becomes independent of the continual need to be loved
Positive self regard
T/F: Positive self regard is a prerequisite for positive regard
False; baligtad
Positive regard is a prerequisite for positive self regard
T/F: Awareness of experience is crucial the development of one’s self-concept and the ideal self
TRUE
T/F: Events that are experienced below the threshold of awareness are usually assimilated into one’s self-concept but in a distorted form
TRUE
T/F: In denial of positive experience compliments are most likely denied because the person distrusts the giver, or they may be denied because the recipient does not feel deserving of the compliment
TRUE
Perceiving that other people love and accept us if we meet their expectations
Conditions of worth
Mostly received instead of unconditional positive regard
Conditions of worth
Our perceptions of how people view us
External evaluations
T/F: External evaluations can foster psychological growth
False
It does not foster psychological growth and prevents us from being completely open to our experiences
When the self-concept and its organismic experience is inconsistent
Incongruence
T/F: The greater the incongruence between their self-concept and organismic experience, the more vulnerable a person is
TRUE
A state of uneasiness or tension whose cause is unknown
Anxiety
T/F: Anxiety and threat (an awareness that their self is no longer whole or congruent) can move a person towards psychological health
TRUE
The awareness that our self is no longer in congruent
Threat
Protecting the self-concept against anxiety and threat
Defensiveness
Misinterpreting an experience to fit it into one’s self-concept
Distortion
Refusing to perceive an experience in awareness, or at least some part of it
Denial of positive experiences
When the incongruence between the perceived and organismic self is too obvious or sudden to be denied/distorted
Disorganization
When a person is aware of their organismic experiences and are willing to openly express these feelings
What does this refer to in Rogerian therapy?
Congruence
Rogerian therapy can be viewed in terms of:
Conditions
Outcomes
Process
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
Accept and prize clients without any restrictions or reservations and without regard to the clients’ behavior
unconditional positive regards
Does Rogerian theory generate research and suggest testable hypotheses
Moderately productive outside the two areas
Average
Is the Rogerian theory high on falsifiability?
Yes
Does the Rogerian theory organize knowledge in a meaningful framework?
High on its ability to explain what is currently
known about human behavior
Does Rogerian theory serve as a guide for the solution of practical problems?
Yes
Is Rogerian theory internally consistent, with a set of operational definitions?
Yes, very high
Is the Rogerian theory parsimonious?
Clear and economical
Some language — awkward and vague
Optimistic vs deterministic?
Optimistic
Teleology o causality?
Teleology
Social? Bio?
Social
