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The Humanistic Approach (The Self, Congruence and Conditions of Worth…
The Humanistic Approach
The Self, Congruence and Conditions of Worth
Rogers argued that for personal growth to be achieved, an individual's concept of self must have congruence with their ideal self.
If too big of a gap exists between the two selves, the person will experience incongruence and self-actualization will not be possible.
Rogers claimed that worthless and low self-esteem have roots in childhood and can be explained by a lack of unconditional positive regard for their children.
Conditions of worth is a term for parents setting boundaries and limits on their love for their children.
Client-Centred Therapy
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The client is encouraged towards the discovery of their own solutions to their problems within a therapeutic atmosphere that is warm, supportive and non-judgemental.
The counsellor has an empathetic understanding- they aim to understand the reality of the experience for the client and enter their world like it is their own.
The counsellor accepts the client's feelings and offers them unconditional positive regard; accepting and praising them for who they are.
Strengths
Positive Approach
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Focus is shifted to the whole person rather than breaking someone down into one part e.g. genes or unconscious.
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Practical Applications
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Aspects of it such as unconditional positive regard have been adopted by other psychological therapies too.
Limitations
Untestable Concepts
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Concepts such as congruence and self-actualisation are useful therapeutic tools but would prove problematic to assess under experimental conditions.
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Cultural Bias
Many of the ideas that are central to this approach such as autonomy and personal growth would be much more readily associated with Western individualist cultures.
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