Describe Rogers’ theory with attention to the following four areas: * General theory/philosophy * Theory of personality * Acquisition of dysfunction * “Treatment” of dysfunction This essay will begin by introducing Carl Rogers‚ with a brief description of his upbringing and career background and will go on to discuss the main areas of his theory. The humanistic philosophy will be explained briefly and will lead on to Carl Rogers’ own humanistic beliefs and the birth of client-centred
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1 An Analysis of Carl Rogers’ work with Gloria: An article review by XXXXX XXXXX MSC-502: Counseling Theories and Techniques Instructor: Dr. Michael Bundy 2 “An Analysis of How Carl Rogers Enacted Client-centered Conversation with Gloria” carefully studies the recently re-analyzed and amended transcript from the classic training film “Three Approaches to Psychotherapy” for evidence that Rogers’ conversational devices utilized during this famous exchange are ripe with enactments of the core conditions
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Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was ‘the most influential psychologist in American history’ (Kirshenbaum‚ 1989:11). Since the study of personality began‚ personality theorists have offered a wide assortment of explanations about behaviour and about what constructs a person. Carl Rogers was the main originator of the ‘person centred’ approach‚ also referred to as the ‘nondirective’ or ‘client centred’ approach. This essay will offer a brief description about some of the main concepts in Carl Rogers’ person
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Although a lot of compelling theories and counseling techniques were presented throughout the unit‚ I will focus my attention on the Person-Centered Approach/Therapy developed by Carl Rogers. Person-Centered Approach changed the nature of counseling‚ as well as the counselor-client relationship‚ making Rogers a true change agent in his profession. Prior to his approach‚ the therapist was perceived as the "expert" in the notion that "the therapist know best." The helper was assumed to know what was
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Person-centered theory is regarded as one of the most popular theories of counseling and therapy since its development in the 1940s. Its originator‚ Carl Rogers originally labeled it as nondirective. The theory was intended to offer a distinctive option to the behavioral and psychoanalytic theories that subjugated psychology during the period. At a later time‚ Rogers expanded the concepts of the process and renamed it client-centered to de-emphasize the nondirective nature and emphasize a full understanding
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contributions to the world of psychology. Many of which who are alive‚ and dead. Three of the most important psychologists are Carl Rogers‚ Neal Miller‚ and Kurt Lewin; all in which made a contribution to psychology somehow or another. Carl Ransom Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers was widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with
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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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Person-Centred Approach by Carl Rogers According to Gatongi (2007) Person centred approach is a theory that was invented by Carl Rogers in the 1940s. This type of therapy diverged from a traditional model of therapy as expected and moved towards a non-directive‚ empathic approach that empowers and motivates the client in a therapeutic process. The therapy is based on Rogers’ belief that every human being strives for the capacity to fulfil his/herself own potential. Person centred therapy is also
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CP Psychology Period 2 November 12‚ 2013 Carl Rogers Carl Rogers was a highly intelligent man. Rogers was a humanistic psychologist who was also known as a therapist. His work is well known and is basically a combination of all the theories and techniques made up by many psychologists that he was inspired by. His style of therapy was admired and used by most therapists all around. Rogers was born on January 8‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois. Oak Park is a suburb in Chicago. He was
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