PSYC 3406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Motivation, Therapeutic Relationship
22 Apr 2017
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Psyc 3406 lecture 5 notes person-centered therapy. Growth-promoting climate: three therapist attributes create a growth-promoting climate, congruence: genuineness or realness, unconditioned positive regard: acceptance and caring, accurate empathic understanding: the ability to deeply grasp the subjective world of another person. Is genuine, integrated, and authentic: can openly express feelings and attitudes that are present in the relationship with the client. Is invested in developing his or her own life experiences to deepen self-knowledge and move toward self-actualization. Individuals learn that they do not have to experience the process of change alone; they grow from the support of group members. Individuals explore new facets of the self and uncover insights that transform them, creating wholeness: the client"s inner world and outer world become unified, the various art modes interrelate in what natalie rogers calls the creative connection . Conditions for creativity: acceptance of the individual, a non-judgmental setting, empathy, psychological freedom, stimulating and challenging experiences.
