Clinical Psychology Ch. 13 Pomerantz Humanistic (Rogers)

conditions of worth

stipulations that individuals may place on their positive regard of others

congruence

consistency between the real self and the ideal self; the source of mental health

empathy

one of the three essential therapeutic conditions; the therapist's ability to sense the client's emotions just as the client would, to perceive and understand the events of the client's life in a compassionate way

Existential psychotherapy

an approach in psychotherapy, related to the humanistic approach, that centers on the premise that each person is essentially alone in the world, and that realization of this fact can cause overwhelming anxiety

Genuineness

In humanistic psychotherapy, the quality in the therapist of truthfulness, realness, or congruence, in contrast to playing the therapist role falsely

Gestalt Therapy

An approach to psychotherapy, related to the humanistic approach, emphasizing a holistic approach to enhancing the client's current experience and often relying on the use of role-play techniques during therapy

humanistic therapy

an approach to psychotherapy deriving primarily from the theories of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, emphasizing the tendency toward healthy growth within each individual

ideal self

in humanistic psychotherapy, the self that an individual could experience if he or she fulfilled his or her own potential, in contrast to the real self

incongruence

in humanistic psychotherapy, a discrepancy between the real self and the ideal; the source of psychopathology

Abraham Maslow

A pioneer of the humanistic approach to clinical psychology

motivational interviewing

A contemporary variation of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy in which therapists emphatically help clients to see the discrepancy between their behavior and their own values when they experience ambivalence about making major changes

positive psychology

a recent, growing movement within the mental health field that accentuates the strong and healthy rather than the pathological aspects of human behavior

positive regard

In humanistic psychotherapy, the warmth, love, and acceptance of those closest to us; also known as prizing

prizing

In humanistic psychotherapy, the warmth, love and acceptance of those closest to us; also known as positive regard

real self

In humanistic psychotherapy, the self that an individual actually experiences, in contrast to the ideal self

reflection

a therapist response to a client involving a rephrase or restatement of the client's statements in a way that highlights the client's feelings or emotions

Carl Rogers

A pioneer of the humanistic approach to clinical psychology

self-actualization

the inborn tendency to grow in a healthy way

three essential therapeutic conditions

the three necessary and sufficient conditions that a therapist must provide for therapeutic benefit: empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness

Unconditional positive regard

one of the three essential therapeutic conditions; the full acceptance of another person without any conditions or stipulations

emotionally focused therapy (EFT)

A short-term humanistic therapy emphasizing the expression and acknowledgment of emotions that has garnered significant empirical evidence and popularity in recent years among individual and couples therapists