head: THEORY CHOICE AND ARTICLE SELECTION ASSIGNMENT Abstract The French existentialism movement during the early and mid twentieth century influenced many areas outside of the philosophical world. Among those affected was uprising humanistic psychology. Carl Rogers played a principal role in this new concentration. Rogers’s psychological contributions consisted mainly of his practice of client-centered therapy and his idea of the self and self-actualization. Both of these theories have
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PERSONALITY THEORY PAPER Personality Theory Paper Personality Theory Paper From the theories of Sigmund Freud to humanistic theories of personality‚ how one views others greatly influences how one sees the world and vice versa. Because the theories are so different—some suggesting that human nature is ill‚ evil‚ or bad‚ while others believe it is intrinsically good—it is easy to see why people’s views of others and the world are so different. However‚ each person has a single theory or belief
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Carl Rogers Carl Rogers is known today as one of the most popular and influential American psychologists and is among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. He was born on January 8‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ a suburb of Chicago. He was one of six children to Walter Rogers and Julia Cushing. His father was a very successful civil engineer and his mother was a housewife‚ as many women were during this time period. At the age of twelve‚ Carl Rogers and his family moved to a farm
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The Life of Dr. Carl Ransom Rogers Carl Ransom Rogers was born on January 8‚ 1902 in a suburb in Oak Park‚ Illinois. Rogers was the fourth out of the six children‚ he had two older brothers‚ an older sister‚ and two younger brothers. His father‚ Walter Rogers‚ was a civil engineer and his mother‚ Julia Cushing‚ whom Rogers was very close to‚ was a homemaker and a devoted Pentecostal Christian. Rogers was a very intelligent child‚ and could read well before kindergarten. Rogers’s mother and older
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Carl Rogers There are numerous personality theories one could choose from in pursuit of an explanation on human behavior. Some theories focus on stages of development‚ complete unconscious control‚ or the concept that personality is governed by a pre-disposition directly related to genetic tendencies. Carl Rogers‚ however‚ focused his theory‚ the Person-Centered Theory‚ on the basis that individuals are self-actualizing and learn and develop in response to current circumstances. According to
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3/22/13 Carl Rogers Carl Rogers Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8‚ 1902 – February 4‚ 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. The person-centered approach‚ his own unique approach to understanding
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Carl Rogers Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist who agreed with the main assumptions of Abraham Maslow‚ but added that for a person to "grow"‚ they need an environment that provides them with genuineness (openness and self-disclosure)‚ acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard)‚ and empathy (being listened to and understood). Without these‚ relationships and healthy personalities will not develop as they should‚ much like a tree will not grow without sunlight
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Carl Rogers is best known for his contributions to therapy. Dr. Rogers felt that clients look to therapists for guidance‚ and will find it even when the therapist is not trying to guide. Carl Rogers’ theory on guidance was focused on a person’s "true self". Dr. Rogers said that in order for people to know their true selves‚ they had to focus on their self-concept. This consisted of a set of beliefs about behaviors‚ thoughts‚ and feelings that could be more or less conflicting with the person’s
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closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming in me." -Carl Rogers‚ On Becoming a Person Best Known For: •Carl Rogers is best-known for his nondirective approach to treatment known as client-centered therapy. •His concept of the actualizing tendency. •Developing the concept of the fully-functioning person. Birth and Death •Born January 8‚ 1902 •Died February 4‚ 1987 Timeline of Events: •1902 - Carl Rogers was born in Oak Park‚ Illinois. •1919 - Enrolled at University of Wisconsin
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Carl Rogers introduced the ‘self-theory’ which shows how the clients viewed oneself and how therapy would help them to change this view (Kleinman‚ 2012). He was more focusing towards how one can help themselves with goals and less on being diagnosed to which Carl Rogers refer it as ‘fully-functioning person’ where one must be well adjusted‚ balanced and interested to know things. According to Kleinman (2012)‚ Carl Rogers has his own theory where he rejected both behaviourism and psychoanalysis
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