PSY 068 Lesson 12.pptx Theories of personality

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1. Lesson 12: CARL ROGERS Person−Centered Theory

2. Psychotherapy Scientist/Therapist before sya naging theorist Carl Rogers, Patron Saint of Psychotherapy

3. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Biography : CARL RANSOM ROGERS - born on January 8, 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois , 4 th of 6 children , religious he was extremely shy , had no close friends, lack social skills , sensitive boy grew up in a farm , controlling parents, closer to his mother than to his father learned the value of hard work —a value that, unlike religion, stayed with him throughout his life farmer → minister → clinical and educational psychology Helen Elliott , a young lady whom he had known in elementary school in Oak Park, and Carl were married in 1924 and had two children—David and Natalie Despite his early problems with interpersonal relationships, Rogers grew to become a leading proponent of the notion that the interpersonal relationship between two individuals is a powerful ingredient that cultivates psychological growth within both persons

4. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory PERSON-CENTERED THEORY During the early years, his approach was known as “nondirective,” an unfortunate term that remained associated with his name for far too long. Later, his approach was variously termed “ client-centered , ” “ person-centered ,” ­“ student-centered ,” “ group-centered ,” and “ person to person .” We use the label ­ client-centered in reference to Rogers’ therapy and the more inclusive term person-centered to refer to Rogerian personality theory .

5. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory

6. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory 2 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS

7. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory A tendency for all matter, both organic and inorganic, to evolve from simpler to more complex forms: - less well-organized mass → galaxies of stars - formless vapor → crystals such as snowflakes - single cells → complex organisms - primitive unconsciousness → highly organized awareness human consciousness

8. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory The tendency within all humans (and other animals and plants) to move toward completion or fulfillment of potentials Because each person operates as one complete organism , actualization involves the whole person —physiological and intellectual, rational and emotional, conscious and unconscious. the need to satisfy one’s hunger drive, to express deep emotions when they are felt, and to accept one’s self single motive of actualization Not limited to humans, like plants, people need to be involved, to relationship to become congruent, emphatic, with UPR

9. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory under actualizing tendency: To protect the current status learn to crawl to learn to walk to enhance

10. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory The Self and Self-Actualization - infants begin to develop a vague concept of self when a portion of their experience becomes personalized and differentiated in awareness as “I” or “me” experiences. - gradually become aware of their own identity as they learn what tastes good and what tastes bad , what feels pleasant and what does not The Self - is the tendency to actualize the self as perceived in awareness -is a subset of the actualization tendency and is therefore not synonymous with it. The actualization tendency refers to organismic experiences of the individual; that is, it refers to the whole person—conscious and unconscious, physiological and cognitive Self-actualization

11. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory 2 Self Subsystems

12. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory 2 Self Subsystems Minsan kapag buo na yung self-concept natin , change and learning are difficult.

13. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory 2 Self Subsystems

14. Incongruence. A wide gap between the ideal self and the self-concept indicates incongruence and an unhealthy personality. Congruence exists when a person’s ideal self are matched with their self-concept. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Rogers concept of Incongruence and Congruence

15. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Do you remember the turnover speech given by Ma’am Camille during Turnover Ceremony of Psych? About Self-Awareness. Self-awareness is  your ability to perceive and understand the things that make you who you are as an individual, including your personality, actions, values, beliefs, emotions, and thoughts What is Self-Awareness?

16. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Like Freud’s unconscious

17. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Denial or Positive Experience “ dapat lang na mataas ang score ko kasi madali nga lang tong subj”

18. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Becoming a Person is necessary for

19. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory

20. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Conditions of Worth to Psychological Health Incongruence Defensiveness Disorganization

21. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Conditions of Worth to Psychological Health UPR = Conditions of Worth Tingin mo na tingin ng iba sayo

22. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Incongruence to Psychological Health Vulnerability – unawareness of discrepancy or incongruence

23. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Defensiveness to Psychological Health “Hindi ah, malakas lang talaga ang boses ko or baka stressed lang ako non” “ Nako overacting lang sya ”

24. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Disorganization to Psychological Health

25. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory Psychotherapy

26. CARL ROGERS: Person−Centered Theory most basic character of therapist UPR and E is the attitude to the client Has no mask, not fake, not cover feelings like joy and anger Congruence involves feelings, awareness, expressions Accepting attitude “I care for you, not to guide u to make choices but allow u to be yourself and decide what’s best for you. Let clients feel they are understood

27. PSY 068 P2 is NOT NEXT WEEK P2 is September 17, 2024 Please be mindful to submit all the P2 requirements next week.