Rhetorical Analysis After Gloria

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Assignment 4 While watching the video, there are many different discrepancies that were viewed this time, that were not viewed the first. The more it was observed, the more I noticed and understood the conflicts and incongruities, which were hidden and unnoticeable to me this first time. I viewed it. As I paid special attention to the topic of interest and the shifts of conversation, I noticed that Gloria, the client, had initiated them. In the beginning on the counseling session, the topic of interest, as stated by Gloria was, “that she was worried about having men in the house and how it’ll affect her child” ("Carl Rogers and Gloria - Counselling (1965) Full Session", 2013). Gloria then stated, “she wants her daughter to accept her”. After …show more content…

She gives concrete examples of how she hides things and has things ready when a man comes over, in case she gets caught by her daughter. She seems to be self-oriented unto how she reflects and analyzes her feelings and behaviors. Gloria understands how she feels like and knows what she wants to do but can’t accept herself. This isn’t her first counseling session. She is also speaking abstractly because she blames her daughter for her feelings of unacceptance but these feelings are hers to accept. She claims, “if her daughter could accept her she could accept herself” ("Carl Rogers and Gloria - Counselling (1965) Full Session", 2013). She needs to learn to accept herself for her own actions ("Carl Rogers and Gloria - Counselling (1965) Full Session", 2013). Both the client and the doctor are approaching this issue in a similar fashion ("Carl Rogers and Gloria - Counselling (1965) Full Session", …show more content…

She also wants daughter not to distrust because of this lie. Gloria seems to have a problem externally with her interpersonal relationships because of how she feels after she gives into her impulses. She has a lot of guilt and wants to accept her action but because of her upbringing and morals cannot seem to accept them. So, she blames her daughter for these feelings but she was smiling while saying this ("Carl Rogers and Gloria - Counselling (1965) Full Session",

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