Carl Rogers believed that every individual is inherently good and creative with the ability to fulfil his/hers potential‚ goals and desires in life. The potential of each individual is unique and develops in different ways according to their personality. Rogers believed that everyone needs to be treated positively by others; to feel valued‚ respected‚ treated with care and affection. If significant people in our lives e.g. family and teachers only offer us conditional ‘love’ while growing-up
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Carl Rogers Emily Orta I choose to do my biography on Carl Rogers. I chose Rogers because we both are the middle child of multiple siblings. Carl was born to Walter A Rogers and Julia M Cushing on January 8th‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois. The Roger family were Christians who attended a Pentecostal church. His parents were strict Protestants and worked hard to keep society from corrupting their children. Carl was home schooled until he was in the second grade mainly because he could already read before
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ON BECOMING A PERSON BY CARL R. ROGERS PUBLISHED: by Constable‚ an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd-2004 CHAPTERS: 1-21 – DIVIDED 7 parts of the book. STUDENT: Elisangela Da Silva BOOK REVIEW 2 (words 1034) ON BECOMING A PERSON On Becoming a Person‚ by Carl Ransom Rogers‚ was published in 2004 by Constable & Robinson Ltd. Carl Rogers is best known as the founder of “client-centred”. This book is a classic in psychotherapy and it talks about the
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that in social care there is a huge emphasis on building relations with clients and this theory totally overlooks that. In total contrast to Freud‚ Carl Rogers theory ’ Person centred theory’ conflicts this element. Rogers believed an empathic‚ integrated relationship with the person is required. The therapist needs to be genuine and open with the client to form and build a relationship to which this theory thrives on. (Nelson-Jones‚ 2015). I have witnessed these types of therapeutic relationships
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Reflection Paper Upon viewing the video recording of Carl Rogers’s conversation with Gloria I was able to observe an extraordinary demonstration of Client-Centered Therapy. The tape provided me with excellent examples of many important traits of a Client-Centered Therapist. These included: allowing the client to find their own internal conclusions‚ the high use of reflection of content and emotion‚ the therapist becoming transparent and genuine with the client‚ and the therapist showing unconditional
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PERSONALITY THEORY CARL ROGERS AND VICTOR FRANKL Why is it that man lives up to a certain point not knowing what the meaning of life is. Not knowing what path to follow‚ not knowing if the energy and courage to discover the truths of ones own existence in this world exist. Some persons will drive past a street child on Cape Town roads and look sideways in horror‚ quickly lock a car door with an "unapparent" elbow; warm‚ safe‚ and comfortable in the interior of a brand new sports model car. Others
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On Becoming a Person’ is a compilation of lectures and manuscripts drafted by Carl Rogers between 1951 and 1961. The book is deeply insightful and almost meditative in its explanation of how Rogers arrived at his person-centred approach to psychotherapy. Candid personal revelations of Roger’s experience and insights on human relationships are provided‚ as is an exploration of psychotherapy as a helping ‘relationship’ between the therapist and client in modern terms. The gut felling the message
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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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A Discussion and Critical Evaluation on How Person-centred Theorists View Concepts of the Self Introduction As children grow they start to learn about themselves through their relationships with others and psychologists have evidenced how their ideas of themselves are significantly influenced by other people’s ideas and reactions to them. Dowling (2008) suggests that a child’s level of confidence is affected by their early experiences‚ successes and failures and it is recognised that a child’s
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CARL ROGERS AND PERSON CENTERED THERAPY Carl Rogers Carl Ransome Rogers‚ the most influential American psychologist of the 20th century was born on the 8th January 1902‚ in Oak Illinois‚ a suburb of Chicago. He was the fourth child out of the six children. His father Walter A. Rogers was a civil engineer and his mother Julia M. Cushing was a housewife and a
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