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- The actualizing tendency is the only ______ people possess, and it is the tendency within all humans to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials.
- The actualizing tendency is the only ______ people possess, and it is the tendency within all humans to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials.
motive
- Rogers believed that congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathy are necessary and sufficient conditions for becoming a fully functioning or ______ person.
- Rogers believed that congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathy are necessary and sufficient conditions for becoming a fully functioning or ______ person.
self-actualizing
- The self-concept is all those aspects of one's being and experiences that are perceived in awareness by the individual and is not identical with the ______ self.
- The self-concept is all those aspects of one's being and experiences that are perceived in awareness by the individual and is not identical with the ______ self.
organismic
Study Notes
Key Concepts of Person-Centered Theory by Carl Rogers
- Rogers believed in the formative tendency, which is the tendency for all matter to evolve from simpler to more complex forms.
- The actualizing tendency is the only motive people possess, and it is the tendency within all humans to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials.
- Rogers believed that congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathy are necessary and sufficient conditions for becoming a fully functioning or self-actualizing person.
- Infants gradually become aware of their own identity as they learn what tastes good and what feels pleasant or unpleasant.
- Self-actualization is a subset of the actualization tendency, and it is the tendency to actualize the self as perceived in awareness.
- The self-concept is all those aspects of one's being and experiences that are perceived in awareness by the individual and is not identical with the organismic self.
- The ideal self is one's view of self as one wishes to be and contains all those attributes that people aspire to possess.
- A wide gap between the ideal self and the self-concept indicates incongruence and an unhealthy personality.
- Awareness is necessary for the self-concept and the ideal self to exist, and it refers to the symbolic representation of some portion of our experience.
- Becoming a person requires an individual to make contact with another person, positive or negative, and to receive positive regard from others.
- Positive regard is the prerequisite for positive self-regard, which is the experience of prizing or valuing one's self.
- Once positive self-regard is established, it becomes autonomous and self-perpetuating.
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Test your knowledge on the key concepts of person-centered theory by Carl Rogers. This quiz covers the actualizing tendency, self-concept, ideal self, and more. See how much you know about becoming a fully functioning or self-actualizing person and the conditions necessary for achieving it. Use your understanding of these concepts to enhance your personal development and relationships with others. Take the quiz now and discover how much you really know about person-centered theory!
