Chapter 13 Clinical Psychology

A psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers that emphasizes the importance of the client's perception of his or her experience and recognizes an inherent human tendency toward developing one's capacities. This therapy origination seeks to facilitate the client's growth potential

Client Centered Therapy

One of the three therapist characteristics considered essential for client centered work. ---- refers to the honest expression by the therapist of the behaviors, feelings,and atttidues that have been stimulated by the client

Congruence

A technique described by Frankl in which the client is instructed to ignore a trouble some behavior or symptoms in other to divert his or her attention to more construstive thoughts or actives

de-reflection

An approach to psychology that views individuals as unified, whole, and unique beings who exercise free choice and strive to developed their inner potentials

Humanism

A capacity for competence that all individual possess. The goal of client centered therapy is to realize this capacity

Growth Potential

An orientation to psychology that views people as engaged in a search for meaning

existential psychology

One of the three therapist characteristics considered essential for client centered work. Empath refers to sensitivity to the needs, feelings, and circumstances of clients so that they feel understood.

Empathy

The awareness of one's being and functioning toward maintating and enchanting the self

self

The basic human tendency toward maintaining and enhancing the self

Self Actualization

teaches that behavior is totally determined but phenomenal field of the person

phenomenology

Is everything experienced by the person at any given point in time.

phenomenal field

What are the core features of Client centered therapy?

Empathy, positive regard, congruence, attitude vs technique

People are not products of the past, the unconscious, or the environment. Rather, they excerise free choice in the pursuit of their inner potential and self actualization

Humanism