Rogers – Flashcards

an innate tendency to develop our healthy potentials. The fundamental motive underlying all of human behavior

accepting and protecting another person only if they that person's self concept and feelings meet with one's approval

we like our selves only if we meet other people's approval and standards

a standard that must be satisfied to receive conditional positive regard from a a significant other, which is introjected into the self concept. Leads to behaviors that are not self-actualizing

a healthy state of unison between the organismic valuing process and the self concept. Between the actualizing and self actualizing tendency

responding to experiences that threaten the self concept and evoke anxiety by distorting them or screening them out from awareness

putting oneself in another person's shoes. one of the 3 essential characteristics of a successful therapeutic relationship

a group of relatively well adjusted individuals who meet with a facilitator to pursuit further personal growth.

everything that is presently within or available to awareness

an optimally psychologically healthy person

having an accurate knowledge of one's inner experience and a willingness to share it when appropriate

a split between the organismic valuing process a self concept burdened by conditions of worth with results in feelings of tension and confusion

unconsciously incorporating the standards of another person into one's own personality

a willingness to accept any experience into awareness without distorting it

an innate ability to value positively those experiences that are perceived as actualizing and to value negatively those that are perceived as nonactualizing

warmth and respect from another person, a universal human need

accepting and respecting oneself. A learned human need, derived from the need for positive regard

the tendency for to satisfy the needs of the self-concept. If the learned self actualization is unified with the inborn actualizing tendency, the individual is psychologically well adjusted.

a learned, conscious sense of being separate and distinct from other people and things

an important source of positive regard

accepting and respecting another person's feelings and self concept. Nonjudgemental care for another person

an ideal state of total self acceptance. Theoretically due to receiving unconditional positive regard from significant others, but probably never occurs in reality.