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Carl Rogers' Person-Centered Theory

Carl Rogers and Person-Centered Theory: An Analysis

Abstract

There are several goals for this particular paper. Carl ***** and his person-centered theory must be addressed, but there are several ways in which to do *****. For this paper, the issues that are to be studied will ***** will include the impact of person-centered ***** on society; the application of the theory as it relates to family, groups, interpersonal relationships, and conflict resolution; the goal of the theory; the techniques that are used; a comparison to o*****r theories; the therapist's role regarding use of the *****ory; ***** a historical perspective on the theory. All of these ***** are important and significant for a complete understanding ***** what pers*****-centered ***** really is and how it applies to many various facets of life.

Carl Rogers and Person-Centered Theory: An *****alys*****

***** primary issue in Carl Rogers' person-centered theory is what he terms t***** "actualizing tendency" (Rogers, 1980). Th***** term refers to what is considered to be the inherent and ***** immutable ***** of all organisms, of course including human beings, to do ***** different things, including grow, expand, develop, differentiate, maintain themselves, res*****re themselves and realize their natures ***** much as they are able to ***** ***** well as they ***** able to under the circumstances that they are given (Barrett-Lennard, 1998). This actualizing tendency is seen ***** the basic characteristic of all organic *****, including human life. Rogers (1980) expresses *****se ideas very well in stating that "The actualizing ***** can... be thwarted or warped, but it cannot be destroyed without destroying the organism" (*****, 1980, p. I 19).

***** goes on ***** say that "There is ********** central source of energy in the ***** organism. This source is a trustworthy function of the whole system....it is.. ***** tendency toward fulfillment, toward actualization, involving not only ***** maintenance, but also the enhancement of the *****" (Rogers, *****, p. 123).

********** *****ory that he has of therapy is logical and consistent with this actualizing principle. The therapist, in other words, does not actually cause any kind of change but, instead, the ***** enables a change by helping to provide the conditions ***** actually foster optimal functioning for the inherent *****th tendencies that ***** ***** in a person (Barrett-Lennard, 1998). *****n Rogers' theory, the therapeutic personality ***** that takes place ***** a person is completely within the nature ***** that person. The ***** therapist, then, does not really apply ***** treatments *****, instead, he or she provides the psychological conditions ***** the patient needs by *****ming a specific interpersonal environment with that client (Friedman, 1982).

Person-centered ***** ********** (Rogers, 1957, l959) states, as *****, that a client th*****t is vulnerable or anxious must be in some kind of psychological contact with ***** *****. ***** therapist then experiences the attitude ***** congruence, as well ***** ***** unconditional and positive regard as well as the empathic understanding that is related to the client's frame of reference on an internal level. The *****ory