psychotherapy lecture 3 | Quizlet

client-centered therapy

empowers the client to be an equal part of the healing process, they are the expert of their own story (Carl Rogers)

actualizing tendency

natural tendency to grow.

congurence

harmony between a person's self-concept and their ideal self

common therapeutic factors

factors that are present across different types of therapy that contribute to the improvement of clients and drive therapuetic change (trust, empathy, hope)

therapist responsiveness

the ability of the therapist to adapt their behaviour, interventions, and relational approach to the client in the moment

FIS (facilitative interpersonal skills)

a set of core relational and communication skills tha thelp therapists to facilitate change

focusing-oriented therapy

> Eugene Gendlin: based on the idea that therapeutic change occurs when people attend to a felt sense

felt sense

Awareness of body sensations related to emotions.