- Carl Rogers was an American psychologist who developed the person-centered therapy approach and theories of personality and self-actualization.
- His person-centered theory emphasizes building a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, respect, and authenticity between therapist and client.
- Rogers believed that people strive for self-actualization, which is achieved through a congruence between one's real self-concept and ideal self-image without conditions of worth. Self-actualized people are fully functioning.
- Carl Rogers was an American psychologist who developed the person-centered therapy approach and theories of personality and self-actualization.
- His person-centered theory emphasizes building a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, respect, and authenticity between therapist and client.
- Rogers believed that people strive for self-actualization, which is achieved through a congruence between one's real self-concept and ideal self-image without conditions of worth. Self-actualized people are fully functioning.
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Carl Rogers and his contributions to understanding the self
- Carl Rogers was an American psychologist who developed the person-centered therapy approach and theories of personality and self-actualization.
- His person-centered theory emphasizes building a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, respect, and authenticity between therapist and client.
- Rogers believed that people strive for self-actualization, which is achieved through a congruence between one's real self-concept and ideal self-image without conditions of worth. Self-actualized people are fully functioning.
- Carl Rogers was an American psychologist who developed the person-centered therapy approach and theories of personality and self-actualization.
- His person-centered theory emphasizes building a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, respect, and authenticity between therapist and client.
- Rogers believed that people strive for self-actualization, which is achieved through a congruence between one's real self-concept and ideal self-image without conditions of worth. Self-actualized people are fully functioning.
Carl Rogers Introduction - Carl Rogers was born on January 8, 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois, U.S., and died on February 4, 1987, in La Jolla, California.
- He was an American humanistic psychologist
who proposed the Person-Centered Theory.
- He is best known for his views on the
therapeutic relationship and his theories of personality and self-actualization.
- He created the nondirective, or client-centered,
approach to psychotherapy, emphasizing a person-to-person relationship between the therapist and the client Person-Centered Theory - Is a non-directive therapy that emphasizes the importance of building a therapeutic relationship based on empathy, respect, and authenticity. Real Self-Concept - The Real Self is the person that an individual actually is, including their current thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and experiences. It represents the individual's genuine and authentic identity at a given moment. (Answers the question "Who am I?") Ideal Self-Concept - The Ideal Self is the person an individual wishes or aspires to be. It encompasses the individual's goals, aspirations, values, and beliefs about their best possible self. (Answers the question "Who do I want to become?") Personality Development - The main idea of Rogers’ personality theory is the notion of self or self-concept which encompasses an individual’s self-image, self- esteem, and ideal self. Positive Regard and Self-Worth - How we think about ourselves and our feelings of self-worth are of fundamental importance to psychological health and the likelihood that we can achieve goals and ambitions in life and self-actualization. - Also referred to as self-esteem or self-regard, is a crucial component of an individual's self- concept. Unconditional Positive Regards The phrase "unconditional positive regard" describes a person's acceptance and encouragement despite their attitudes, feelings, or actions. It entails accepting each person for who they are—worth and growth potential—without passing judgment or placing conditions on them. Conditional Positive Regards In contrast, Conditional Positive Regard involves offering acceptance and approval only when certain conditions or criteria are met. This approach can hinder personal growth and authenticity as individuals may feel pressured to conform to external expectations to receive love or validation. Congruence vs Incogruence Congruence is the degree to which an individual's experiences and activities match their self-concept, or how they view themselves. People that are congruent exhibit harmony in both their external and internal manifestations. Contrarily, incongruence happens when there is a difference between one's reality and sense of oneself. Congruence Incogruence Self-Image Ideal Self Self-Image Ideal Self Self-Actualization The pinnacle of a human being. It refers to the highest point one could ever achieve or the best version a person can be. Carl Rogers believed that every human strives to achieve a common goal which is to self-actualize. Self-Actualization can only be achieved if there is a congruence between the ideal self and the self-image. Rogers refer the person who is actualizing as a fully functioning person. FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON 1. A growing openness to experience: being open to both positive and negative emotions. 2.An increasingly existential lifestyle: allowing our personality and self-concept be shaped based on what we are experiencing. 3.Increasing organismic trust: Trusting self- judgements, feelings, instincts, and decision-making skills. FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON 4. Freedom of choice: Trusting our own judgements allows us to be who we ought to be and act in accordance with our own values. 5. Creativity: having freedom to choose provides creative thinking in a way to adjust and adapt in any circumstances as we seek new experiences without the need to conform to norms. 6. Reliability and constructiveness: maintaining balance to all our needs as we open ourselves to them. 7. Fulfilled life: having a rich fulfilled life means being open and accepting to the full spectrum of human experience which involves the good, the bad, and the challenging. “The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.” Assessment Thank you! Mike Zeus Alambra Karl Martin Fabian Hector Emanuel Posadas