On Becoming a Person

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And the safe environment can be created only within the “genuineness and transparency” of a good and trusting relationship. Since counselors are people (and often clients), too, they must always be learning and open to changing their views and methods: “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. One of the eminent psychologists and a positive psychology expert Abraham Samuel Maslow believed that people gain their full potential by shifting from fundamental needs towards self-actualization. Carl Rogers states that increasing organismic trust occurs when the client demonstrates the self-trust to make correct choices in various social situations.

I'm letting it flow and "letting my experience carry me in a direction which appears to be forward".

But if you challenge this belief by asking yourself positive self-reflective questions, you can address any negativity in a constructive way. According to Carl Rogers, a person attains the level of self-actualization when they accomplish their desires, wishes and goals, at each stage of their life. In this book, one of America’s most distinguished psychologists describes his experiences in helping people to discover the path to personal growth through an understanding of their own limitations and potential. As far as you and everyone you know is concerned, psychotherapy is all about smart-looking men or women sitting in a chair opposite you and asking you questions until they can help you reach a solution to your problems – or, even better, offer you one. To understand that, we should probably introduce you to the idea of “confirming the other” developed by Martin Buber, an existentialist philosopher and mystic from the University of Jerusalem.

In my personal experience, people who strike a strategic balance between rigidity and fluidity seem to live the healthiest and most meaningful lives. For instance, a person who performs better at work, while living a rich, full life with sufficient conditions might be more inclined to receive praise from the boss. To be successful, teachers must understand the principles of SCL and incorporate them into their classroom practices.This does not indicate that people will accept all the acts of that person, but that they accept who that person is at a much deeper level than the surface level. But he began to realize that this model was rarely effective, and that progress depended more on the depth of understanding and openness between the two people sitting in the consulting room.

Rogers was a supporter of self-actualization, which means every person has the ability to find the best solutions for himself and the ability to make appropriate modifications in his everyday life. Our Non-Fiction Range includes: Academic, Photography, Audio books, Business, Cook Books, Craft Books, Health and Fitness Books, Mind, Body, Spirit (Tarot). It’s also probably one of the very first psychology bestsellers: when it appeared in 1961 – Peter D. And Rogers went even a step further: the idea that the therapist should stay calm no matter what was a foreign one to him, because honesty is possible only in good relationships and good relationships are always about two honest people – and not about a person spilling his guts out and a doll bereaved of feelings nodding opposite him. If that sounds like something every psychotherapist ever has said to you at least a couple of times, consider it Rogers’ fault.The interest of such a psychology is in the production of harmoniously mature individuals, given that we all have qualities and possibilities infinitely capable of development.

The problem with this line of reasoning is not so much its delusionary nature as it is the problems that fixed-end-state thinking brings along in general. Sounds like a great book and worth reading for anyone in the healing arts, or human beings for that matter, to read.The book is the accumulation of wisdom of a career in psychotherapy spanning over thirty years, and while not an easy read by today's pop psychology standards, once you 'get' the ideas it can be a very inspiring read. A person with an increased level of self-worth values himself and can be gracious while getting a compliment. This includes providing ample opportunities for students to explore ideas, express opinions, and collaborate with others. Another fascinating component of Rogers’s outlook is his somewhat-counterintuitive theory of personal growth.