On Becoming a Person

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In a fully congruent person, realizing their potential is not at the expense of experiencing positive regard. The Seven Stages are only a formulation to provide structure to a concept of a change 'processing' which is inherently intangible and fluid which is understood through abstract inferences from Roger’s naturalist observational approach. Secondly, this belief is useful to the therapist as it can convey a depth of genuineness in their attitude of not defining the client as a ‘problem’ to be fixed.

The meeting was notable for several reasons: it brought national figures together as people (not as their positions), it was a private event, and was an overwhelming positive experience where members heard one another and established real personal ties, as opposed to stiffly formal and regulated diplomatic meetings. By ideal, he was suggesting something not real, something always out of reach, a standard people cannot meet. This demonstrates psychological maturity, not only measuring the growth in oneself but facilitating in others the suitable climate for the potential of moving towards maturity to becoming actual movement (Rogers, 1961 p.

But adjectives which seem more generally fitting are adjectives such as enriching, exciting, rewarding, challenging, meaningful. As experiences occur in the life of the individual, they are either (a) symbolized, perceived and organized into some relation to the self, (b) ignored because there is no perceived relationship to the self structure, or (c) denied symbolization or given distorted symbolization because the experience is inconsistent with the structure of the self. The first part examines Rogers’ personal experiences; the second his professional thoughts and activities. They can also minimize the stress we experience in relationships, making these relationships stronger.

When things are too easy, we may become bored—either way, finding the sweet spot between these two extremes keeps us engaged in a very good way. combined three quantitative variables: citations in professional journals, citations in textbooks, and nominations in a survey given to members of the Association for Psychological Science, with three qualitative variables (converted to quantitative scores): National Academy of Sciences (NAS) membership, American Psychological Association (APA) President and/or recipient of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, and surname used as an eponym.Yet the deeply exciting thing about human beings is that when the individual is inwardly free, he chooses as the good life this process of becoming. S. and Canadian psychologists, he was considered the most influential psychotherapist in history (Freud ranked third). For example, one study found that dialysis patients, transplant patients, and family members who became support volunteers for other patients experienced increased personal growth and emotional well-being.

We rely on the most current and reputable sources, which are cited in the text and listed at the bottom of each article. Crucially the themes he developed were general enough to be applied to therapeutic work with groups (for example, see his work on Encounter Groups (1970, New York: Harper and Row) and in education. p.88) and can keep progressing as the continuum emerges as it is an on-going climate the therapist provides (Rogers, 1961. The degree to which I can create relationships, which facilitate the growth of others as separate persons, is a measure of the growth I have achieved in myself.

The application of this ties closely into Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR) in practice, whereby Rogers speaks of prizing the person as someone with value and worth, as a separate individual, despite how they may act or behave.