Person-Centered Counseling (Carl Rogers)
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What was the original name of Carl Rogers' approach to counseling?

  • Positive regard therapy
  • Client-centered therapy (correct)
  • Nondirective counseling
  • Fully functioning self approach

    • According to Carl Rogers, what is the term for the natural tendency of individuals to develop into fully functioning selves?

  • Distorted self tendency
  • Positive regard tendency
  • Nurturing environment tendency
  • Actualizing tendency (correct)

    • What may lead individuals to develop a distorted sense of self, according to Carl Rogers?

  • Experiencing a nurturing environment
  • Having a strong sense of self-worth
  • Receiving positive regard from others
  • Acting in unnatural, unreal ways to meet conditions of worth (correct)

    • What did Carl Rogers believe thwarts an individual's natural growth process?

    <p>Conditions of worth placed by others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Rogers believe could facilitate change in individuals?

    <p>Unconditional positive regard, congruence, and empathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In person-centered counseling, what is the therapist's role in the relationship?

    <p>To provide unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was person-centered counseling originally considered in terms of therapy duration?

    <p>Short-term therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has recent changes in the health care system led to in terms of person-centered counseling duration?

    <p>Perception of long-term therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most important factors determining the length of person-centered counseling?

    <p>Level of incongruence in the client and the client's issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Rogers believe were the necessary and sufficient conditions for personality change?

    <p>Client and therapist psychological contact, therapist's congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the core conditions that Rogers believed could facilitate change?

    <p>Congruence, empathy, and unconditional positive regard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Rogers term as 'the basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does'?

    <p>Unconditional Positive Regard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor has led to person-centered counseling being perceived as long-term therapy?

    <p>Recent changes in the health care system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the length of person-centered counseling?

    <p>Level of incongruence in the client and the kinds of issues that the client is bringing to treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Carl Rogers' Approach to Counseling

    • The original name of Carl Rogers' approach to counseling was "Non-Directive Therapy".
    • According to Carl Rogers, the natural tendency of individuals to develop into fully functioning selves is known as the "actualizing tendency".

    Distorted Sense of Self

    • A distorted sense of self can develop in individuals when they perceive conditional positive regard, leading to a mismatch between their real self and ideal self.

    Barriers to Growth

    • Carl Rogers believed that conditions of worth, which are the standards or criteria that others use to evaluate an individual's worth, thwart an individual's natural growth process.

    Facilitating Change

    • Rogers believed that empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard could facilitate change in individuals.

    Therapist's Role

    • In person-centered counseling, the therapist's role is to provide a non-judgmental and empathetic relationship, rather than offering solutions or advice.

    Therapy Duration

    • Originally, person-centered counseling was considered a long-term therapy, but recent changes in the health care system have led to a shift towards shorter-term therapy.
    • The length of person-centered counseling is determined by the individual's needs and circumstances, with the most important factors being the client's motivation, the quality of the therapeutic relationship, and the complexity of the issues being addressed.

    Core Conditions for Change

    • Rogers believed that the necessary and sufficient conditions for personality change are empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard.
    • These core conditions can facilitate change by providing a supportive and non-judgmental environment.

    Unconditional Positive Regard

    • Rogers termed the basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does as "unconditional positive regard".

    Perceptions of Person-Centered Counseling

    • The factor that has led to person-centered counseling being perceived as long-term therapy is the emphasis on building a supportive and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship.

    Determining Therapy Length

    • The length of person-centered counseling is ultimately determined by the individual's needs and circumstances.

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    Test your knowledge about the influential clinical psychologist Carl Rogers and his development of the person-centered counseling approach. Explore his nondirective approach and its impact on psychotherapy.

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