Psychology 2550A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Psychobiography, Bulimia Nervosa, Schizophrenia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2550A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Rogers view: therapist enters internal world of clients perceptions by observation & inference. Different types of discrepancies between different aspects of the self, influencing emotions & beh"rs: actual self: yourself as you are, ought self: who you believe you should be. Discrepancies may be experienced from one"s own vantage point or from that of significant others. Ideal self: who you would like to be. I"m dejected because i"m not as attractive as i would like to be. I"m ashamed because i fail to be as kind a person as my parents wished me to be. I hate myself because i should have more willpower. The person"s own viewpoint; what the person is actually doing, feeling, perceiving rather than on what we (friends, researchers, therapists) expect in terms of our own constructs. Inferences based on what they do not stereotypes & constructs; ask them directly; self reports.