Chapter 10 Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers

An influential psychologist known for his Self-Actualization Theory and person-centered therapy.

Self-Actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potential, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Positive Regard

Acceptance, love, and approval from others, deemed essential for personal development.

Conditions of Worth

Beliefs that one is worthy of approval only when expressing desirable behaviors or avoiding disapproved behaviors.

Incongruence

The discrepancy between one's self-concept and experiences, which poses a threat to psychological wellbeing.

Fully Functioning Person

An individual who is in a state of actualizing, characterized by openness, trust in oneself, and continuous personal growth.

Unconditional Positive Regard

An essential therapeutic component where the client is accepted without conditions, promoting a safe environment for growth.

Client-Centered Therapy

A therapeutic approach developed by Carl Rogers emphasizing the client's role in their own healing process.

Experience Inventory

A psychological assessment tool used in person-centered therapy to evaluate an individual's self-concept.

Q-Sort Technique

A self-report method used to assess the alignment between a person’s perceived and ideal self-concept.

Psychological Adjustment

The degree of compatibility between one's self-concept and experiences, impacting personal wellbeing.

Emotional Adjustment

An individual's ability to manage emotions that align with their self-perception and real-life experiences.

Subjective Conscious Experiences

The personal interpretations and feelings that influence an individual’s behavior, as emphasized in Rogers's therapy.

Growth Process

The ongoing journey of personal development and self-improvement emphasized in Rogers's humanistic approach.

Criticism of Rogers’s Theory

Concerns regarding the lack of focus on unconscious factors influencing behavior and potential distortion of subjective reports.

Contributions of Rogers’s Theory

Influential concepts in counseling and psychotherapy that are widely accepted and used for therapeutic practices.