Psychology 2550A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Psychobiography, Nonverbal Communication, Intime
3 Mar 2013
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Phenomenologists like rogers and kelly wanted to go beyond introspection and anchor their theories to scientific methods. Rogers: therapist enters internal world of client by observation and interference. Kelly: concerned with objective measurement of subjective experience. People experience different types of discrepancies between different aspects of the self, and these discrepancies influence their subsequent emotions and. Actual self - yourself as you are (a good basketball player) The belief about the attributes one actually has. Ideal self - who you would like to be (a great basketball player) The beliefs about the attributes one would like to have ideally. Ought self - who you believe you should be (a doctor) The beliefs about the attributes one is obligated to have, i. e. , that are one"s duty to possess. Higgins: such discrepancies may be experienced not only from one"s own vantage point, but also from that of significant others (parents, older siblings)
