I thought of “unconditional positive regard” as something that needed to happen. Roger calls is “being fortunate” if this happens in his relationship with patients which I was a bit surprised. The way I understand it, unconditional positive regard is an attitude the therapist adopts in order to create a condition of caring, empathy and warmth in the interaction with the client. It is not purely being accepting of the client but it goes beyond to include the therapist feelings and willingness to let go and truly connect, care for the client. I can see how our ability to be emphatic will help in this process. Carl Rogers describes empathy as “putting yourself in the shoes of the client”, thus gaining an understanding of their struggle
The counselor, Sue Johnson, alerted the clients to her engagement in the therapy session by her verbal and nonverbal cues. She held eye contact with both clients, depending on who she was speaking to. They eye contact demonstrated to the clients that she respected and was sincere about the process they were involved in. It also showed the clients that she was interested in the conversation. If Sue had looked down or away while the clients were speaking or she was speaking to them, it could have been misinterpreted negatively by the clients. Sue also demonstrated engagement by passively leaning towards the clients. She nodded her head at appropriate moments and engaged in reflexive facial expressions. Mirroring a client’s facial expressions outwardly shows them that the counselor is closely paying attention and hearing what they are saying. These expressions could exhibit a wide array of emotions such as sadness, anger, happiness, contempt, or fear. Sue kept the tone of her voice even and soothing in nature, allowing the clients to feel relaxed and comfortabl...
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...ate with their therapists. “A systematic relationship between the therapists' personal reactions to the patient and the quality of their communication, diagnostic impressions, and treatment plans” (Horvath & Greenberg, ). While positive attitudes from the therapists are more likely to result in a successful treatment, negative attitudes will not develop the necessary cooperation from the clients side to successfully reach the goal of the therapy.
At the most fundamental level, in a good physician-patient relationship, the physician typically trusts the patient as a moral agent. Just as a trusting patient assumes good will on the part of the physician, so a physician entering into or engaging in a therapeutic relationship with a patient must also assume good will. This means, of course, not fearing physical harm, libelous reputational damage, or spiteful legal recourse, but more generally, it requires assuming that one is not being manipulated, used, or set up by a patient bent on securing some ill-gotten or undeserved
It is a daily ritual...wake up, eat, shower, contacts, class. I do this every morning, however I have never stopped to think, "Why?"
Carl R. Rogers theorized that through providing a certain kind of relationship with the client, one in which empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence were present, the client would “discover within himself the capacity to the relationship for growth, and change and personal development” . As a counselor empathy is essential as it allows me to enter my clients internal frame of reference, while still retaining a problem-solving stance. Entering the client’s internal frame of reference means I must consider the emotions and thoughts of the client, it is similarly vital not to get lost in the internal frame of reference as this creates the distinction between sympathy and empathy. Unconditional positive regard, also called acceptance is essential as it plays a role in creating a helping relationship in which the client feels safe to express any negative emotions or thoughts, while being...
This entailed little to no emphasis on psychotic or affective symptoms in any way, although the subjects still were exposed to their therapists with the same frequency and duration as those in the other group. “Therapists were expected to empathic and nondirective”(Sensky, et al). BF showed substantial gains in lowering the effects of comorbidity among individuals. This is likely a positive consequence of unconditional positive regard, as Carl Rogers would have put it. It would seem to me that the humanistic nuance of acceptance and openness used in BR resulted in an overall reduction in the anxiety and depression that results as a byproduct of the stigma and social isolation that so frequently occurs with the disorder. Of course, this doesn’t mean that unconditional positive regard was not a facet of the CBT treatment, although it was certainly designed to be more lenient and prosocial. When all is said and done, though, BT did not show any significant reduction in psychotic symptoms in these
“Do what you believe is right.” This is a phrase common to us all, brought to our attention by parents, reinforced by teachers, and preached by leaders. But how does one define what is right? Is it what we believe in our hearts, or is it what we know is acceptable? This is a predominant dilemma that can be traced throughout society, and is the main focal point of Sophocles’ play Antigone. Written in 441 B.C., Antigone is one of the earliest records of the conflict between Natural law and Positive law. Sophocles deftly exposes these two philosophical standpoints and their respective moral and political aspects by way of the two main characters, Antgone and Kreon. Antigone is a champion of Natural law, while Kreon practices the Positivist approach. Both characters deem their behavior superior towards the other, and both assume religious justification for their actions. Sophocles ultimately proves that with so much support for each philosophical standpoint, a solution to the dilemma is hardly in sight.
I started this projected believing that binge-watching a show has a negative impact on people social interactions. I believed that since binge watching requires a lot of one's time in order to be done, one would just start binge-watching something and then stop talking to their friends and family. I believed this because I saw myself as an example, whenever I binge watch a show I stop talking completely to those around me, I will occasionally snap or text one friend who has seen the show and talk about something big that might have happened in the show, but the conversation will not last long because I wanted to get back on watching the show. But since I was the only thing I had as an example I decided to make surveys and see other people's viewpoints on the topic in order to expand my opinion on the matter.
To first understand and study deviant behavior one must have a clear definition of what “deviant” means. Merriam-Webster defines deviant as “departing from some accepted standard of what is normal”. In the sociological study of deviant behavior, there are two distinct schools of thought on why deviant behavior occurs. The first school of thought on deviant behavior is Constructionist, also related to social Determinism. Constructionist is a theory of finding deviant behavior that says deviant behavior is not inherently the same and is defined by the social context. This theory places the cause of deviant behavior on society and the definition of “normal” as to why select behaviors are deemed deviant. The other school of thought is the Positivist
Carl Rogers the father on the Humanistic theory core believe in a client –centered therapy is for the therapist or social worker is to be congruent with the client that is being genuineness. The clinical social work should have unconditional positive regard, which is caring for the client and non-judgmental and empathy, which is the ability to put ones in the client’s position. The ability to understand what the client is feeling is very critical in experiencing the client with a fresh mind. As human as we are, sometimes we have element of non-conscious, implicit biases or prejudices against certain clients. When meeting up with a client for the first time, it is important for the clinical social worker not to have any preconceived notion
Most sunglasses owners are familiar with polarized lenses and agree that they're very effective at reducing glare. All too often, this technology is given too much credit for doing many things that it doesn't do very well if at all. Understanding what polarized lenses do will prevent misconceptions that can potentially harm your eyes, such as assuming polarization alone, is an effective UV blocker. Better understanding will also open your eyes to other uses that might not have occurred to you.
He condensed the psychological conditions needed down to six conditions and proceeds to explain each of them in more detail. Along with the detailed description, Roger also includes clinical examples for emphasis. The conditions the Rogers describe align with the humanistic approach in that Rogers determines that empathy and positive regard by the therapist towards the clients is necessary for the psychotherapy to be effective. The therapy described by Rogers is relevant today, nine years after the article was written. Clients more than ever today want to know that their therapist understands and has compassion for them and their condition.
“If I can be sensitively aware of and acceptant toward my own feelings, then the likelihood is great that I can form a helping relationship towards another (Rogers, 2004 p.51). Rogers believed individuals can become aware of their difficulties in addition to having the competence, as well as the tendency to move towards psychological well being (Corey, 2009). Within Rogers theory three core conditions for positive therapeutic outcome were identified, Congruence; unconditional positive regard; and empathy. These three conditions are not only necessary but also sufficient for client growth (Rogers, 1957). A PCT's way of being while working with ACOA's, addresses his/her presence in the room, in order to establish an atmosphere in which personality change can occur (Cheston, 2000). Firstly, the PCT need to demonstrate “congruence” Rogers, came to believe this is the most fundamental of the core conditions . This demands that the therapist make him/herself
The capability of an individual to understand and relate to the client is called empathy. When an individual is effective in empathizing with the client, it can be argued that a patient is likely to feel validated (Davies, 2014, p.198). This validation creates a sense of acceptance and closeness in the relationship between the nurse and client. The client will then comfortably have the ability to express any underlying feelings or problems to the nurse. The comfortability experienced by the client in the relationship will then slowly develop into trust. Davies (2014) states that when the patient trusts the practice nurse, the health professional is provided with a more complete and accurate understanding of the patient’s condition. In this way, empathetic nursing ultimately improves the quality of care that the practice nurse can provide (p.200). An empathetic attitude towards a client helps him/her to realize that the nurses are relatable and that they are human too. This provides the nurse and client relationship with a strong foundation that can further develop into an accepting and open relationship where both parties can benefit. The nurse will be able to provide the client with specific care and be able to feel a sense of accomplishment by caring for the client. The establishment of trust in a nurse and client relationship generates