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Rogers Definitions
Terms and Definitons from Roger's theory
Term | Definition |
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Actualization Tendency | The basic human motivation to actualize, maintain, and enhance the self |
Positive Regard | Acceptance, love and approval from others |
Unconditional Positive Regard | Approval granted regardless of a person's behavior |
Positive Self Regard | The condition under which we grant ourselves acceptance and approval |
Conditional Positive Regard | Approval, love, or acceptance granted only when a person expresses desirable behaviors and attitudes |
Conditions of Worth | A belief that we are worthy of approval and acceptance only when we express desirable behaviors and attitudes and refrain from expressing behaviors and attitudes that bring disapproval from others |
Incongruence | A discrepancy between a person's self-concept and aspects of his or her experience |
Fully-Functioning person | Rogers's term for self-actualization, for developing all facets of the self |
Person-Centered Therapy | Rogers's Approach to therapy in which the client (not "patient") is assumed to be responsible for changing his or her personality |