Carl Rogers is the father of the humanistic movement in psychotherapy His core theme in therapy is non-judgmental listening & acceptance of the client‚ better known as unconditional positive regard His therapeutic approach is known as the Person Centered Therapy‚ which is based on the concepts of humanistic psychology & shares many of the concepts of Existentialism Both of these concepts share the idea that the client can make positive & constructive choices His approach is also based on the theory
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Fundamental Viewpoints Adlerian theory considers that there are tasks of life‚ which include love‚ work‚ society‚ spirituality‚ and self (Watts‚ 2000‚ pg.13) and each one exists within a person. When a person has a true sense of community feeling or the sense of belonging does a person have a high social interest (Curlette & Kern‚ 2010). Social interest happens when the individual’s thoughts and behaviors contribute to society as a whole. (Watts‚ 2000‚ pg. 13-14). Adlerian theory states that everyone has
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As the age of technology continues to link up similar minded people in new and more efficient ways‚ conspiracy theories are able to spread like they had not been able to before. Which brings up the question—are they worth exploring? Whenever major life altering events have occurred throughout history‚ conspiracy theories have not been far behind. Whether someone believes the extreme‚ such as the Holocaust never happening‚ or the the more realistic‚ like cover up of the John F. Kennedy assassination
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Carl Sagan Carl Sagan was American astronomer who popularized science and tried to make it more accessible to the public. Sagan dedicated his whole live in reasearch of areas like astronomy‚ cosmology‚ planetary science‚ space exploration‚ and the philosophy of science‚ but he was especially interested in the origin of life on Earth and in the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe (Astrobiology). He also worked to bring science to the public through lectures‚ television shows‚ and popular
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Two important personality theories are the biological theory and the humanistic theory. The biological theory is based on the premise that all people inherit their characteristics from their family. This theory basically contends that people do not have control over their behaviors because they are genetically pre-determined. The humanistic theory‚ on the other hand‚ is based on the premise that each person has free will to control their actions. This theory does not go along with the idea that behaviors
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Carl Rogers reflects on the importance of empathy‚ personality and behavior. He describes empathy as‚ “delicate” and “potent”. (Rogers‚ N.D.) He believed that simply listening to a patient what important and useful. The most effective listening lies behind the words to understand the concealed feelings and emotions of the patient. It was helpful to reflect these feelings and emotions back to the patient to help them understand. He eventually started recording interviews‚ and he found it very useful
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Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Matrix Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Matrix Theorists have invested years of research into learning the dynamics of one’s personality. Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories offered perspectives that have proved to be valuable to those researching and exploring how one’s personality develops and expands throughout life. From Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to Carl Rogers’s development
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[pic] CARL JUNG 1875 - 1961 Dr. C. George Boeree Theory Jung’s theory divides the psyche into three parts. The first is the ego‚ which Jung identifies with the conscious mind. Closely related is the personal unconscious‚ which includes anything that is not presently conscious‚ but can be. The personal unconscious is like most people’s understanding of the unconscious in that it includes both memories that are easily brought to mind and those that have been suppressed for some reason. But it does
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swimsuit‚ it is habitual for me to have a tank top and shorts on over my suit or a towel wrapped because I feel more comfortable doing so. B) Theory: Psychodynamic Theory C) Theory defined: The Psychodynamic Theory suggests mental or emotional behaviors that are acted upon within the unconscious level‚ developing from early childhood experiences. D) How this theory explains the behavior: As a child growing up‚ I was always overweight for my age. I was continually battling sadness and depression because
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For the purpose of this essay I shall be outlining Carl Rogers Person-Centred approach and Gerard Egan’s Skilled Helper Model in relation to my experience partaking in group sessions as both a helper and a client during the course of the practical assignment task. The objective of this essay is to identify my growing edge and to demonstrate how I can develop as an effective and ethical skilled helper from my experience partaking in group sessions. It was quite difficult playing the part as both
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