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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ordered‚ we can suspect that the reason Roger is feeling fatigue near the end of each day is because he is not fueling himself properly. I would recommend that Roger needs to start making more conscious decisions of what he is choosing to fuel his body with by using the tool My Plate. First‚ I would determine how many calories of intake he needs each day. Based off of his job as a construction worker‚ his activity level would be much higher than the average person‚ so his calorie intake will be higher
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Support Person-Centred Thinking and Planning Person centred theory came from Carl Rogers who believed in being warm‚ genuine and understanding make a difference in clients’ condition and its improvement. Believes and values are very important in person centred thinking and planning. Carl Rogers identified three main core conditions that have a significant influence when supporting vulnerable people‚ which are an unconditional positive regard‚ empathy and congruence. However‚ later on he expands
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Personality Theorist: A Look at Carl Rogers Through his eyes‚ Carl Rogers’ theory saw people in a basic form‚ which was relatively simple. They were either healthy or good‚ or at the very least‚ they were not bad or ill. This essay will outline his contributions to the field of psychology of personality and point out some of his simple theories. I want to begin by giving you some background on Carl Ransom Rogers. He was born in Oak Park‚ Illinois on January 8‚ 1902. At an early age he demonstrated
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Running head: Albert Bandura & Carl Rogers Compare and Contrast Social Cognitive and Humanistic Theories of Personality to the case study entitled Myesha Course: PSCY3017 Personality Theory II Personality is an intriguing component in psychology vital for the perception of human beings. Understanding and defining personality has proven to be a difficult task. It is so complex‚ in fact‚ that no single theory can adequately define it. If one was to ask an ordinary
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this essay I will be evaluating the claim that Person-Centred therapy offers the therapist all that they will need to treat clients. I will examine both sides of the theory‚ to include looking at the weaknesses and criticisms of person-centred therapy by other writers and weigh these up‚ along with the strengths of using person-centre therapy and when it will be most suited to treat certain disorders. I will also look at Carl Rogers in more depth with his views‚ responses and
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were giving. Her reaction was like she was a new person as she walks in with the same concept of being a single mother with a heavy burden. In her session with Dr. Rogers‚ Gloria was at easy and she had a warm atmosphere. In her session with Dr. Perls‚ Gloria was defensive and did not connect at all. She was scared and emotional. In the Carl Rogers and Gloria video‚ Gloria seemed nervous and calm. She was pleased with the soft tone that Carl Rogers presented. Gloria is a divorce mother and a single
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(Bi) One of my service users was an elderly lady who was diagnosed with risk of DVT‚ carers visited in the morning and a evening visit to administer medication‚ Mary was a lovely lady who always wanted to make you a cup of tea and biscuits‚ her house was spotless and she took great pride in it‚ even still cleaning the windows inside herself at 89yrs old‚ Mary was a devout catholic and visited church twice a week‚ she had a great sense of humour and we always had a good chat on my visits. Mary visited
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In this assignment I am going to explore and discuss the ways in which counselling attempted to address my peers client’s difficulties through Person -Centred counselling. I am going to commence with my client’s presenting issues‚ and include any perceived risks. I will also be exploring the client’s presenting issues in relation to Rogers’ personality theory. Following on from this‚ I am going to discuss how an effective therapeutic alliance was established with my peer‚ and reflect on how this
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will compare and contrast the Person-Centred and Cognitive-Behavioural approaches to the understanding of and working with fear and sadness. It will do this by first summarising the basic theory of person centred Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and how each theory interprets the causation of fear and sadness. This essay will then use a short paragraph to discuss the relationships and therapeutic alliance within Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and person centred Therapy. This essay move on to
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