Usi

ngRoger
s'person-
cent
eredt
heor
y,expl
ainKat
her
ine’
sbehav
iorbyanswer
ingt
he
fol
l
owi
ngquest
ions.

1.How di
dKathar
ine'
ssel
f-
conceptdi
ff
erf
rom heri
dealsel
fbeforeherexperi
ence
wit
hhersuppor
tgroup?Whatdoesthi
simpl
yabouthermentalhealt
h,accor
dingto
Roger
s't
heor
y?

Kather i
ne' ssel f-conceptdi ffersf r om heri dealsel fbef oreherexper iencewi thher
suppor tgr oupbecausebef or eshev iewedheri dealsel fasacar eerwomanwi t
ha
balancedf ami l
yl ife.Howev er,thissel f-
conceptofKat hri
nei sv erydifferentbecause
pri
ort oat tendi nghersuppor tgr oup,Kat harine’slif
ear el ackedonanyposi ti
vesel f
-
regardbecauseherdr eamsofowni ngabusi nesswer edi sregardedbyherhusband
becausehewant edawi fewhost ay edhomeandt ookcar eofhi m andhi shouse.
Kathrinehadbeenl ivi
ngi nt heshadow ofherhusband’ saccompl ishment sformany
years.Af tert heirdi vorce,shegai ned30pounds,whi chl ower edhersel f-
esteem and
madeherf eellikeaf ailuret oher sel fbecauseherl ifeexpect ati
onswer enotmet .That
i
swhy ,att heir10y earr eunion,shechoset omi sst her euni onbecauseofherl ackof
positi
v er egar dandconf i
dencei nher sel
f.Bef oret hesuppor tgr oup,Kat heri
newas
broken- hear tedf rom t hediv orce, unhappywi thherj obandherwei ghtgain.Accor dingto
Roger’st heor y,Kat her i
ne’sment alheal t
hisweakasshedoesnotexhi bitorreceive
positi
v er egar d.Kat her i
nei snotsel f-act uali
zed, andRogerwoul dguesst hatKat herine’
s
i
deal sel fandsel f-conceptar ei ncongr uent.

2.Howcoul
dRoger
s't
heor
yexpl
aint
hecauseofanydi
ff
erencei
nKat
har
ine'
ssel
ves?

AccordingtoRoger'stheory,t
hecauseofanydi ffer
encebet weenKat heri
neandher sel
f
i
sherl ackofpositiveregardpri
ort omeet i
ngt hesuppor tgroupbecauseherhusband
disr
egardedherdr eams,soshel acksposi t
iveregar d.Shegr aduallychangesher sel
f
becausesher eceivespositi
veregardf r
om thewomen' ssupportgr oup,whi chcauses
herli
fet ochange.Throughherwomen’ ssuppor tgroup,shewasabl et of i
ndl ov eand
acceptance.Shest art
edput t
ingherownneedsandhappi nessf i
rst,whi chhel pedt o
boosthersel f
-est
eem.Theconf i
denceshebui ltfr
om t heinteracti
onsoft hesuppor t
groupempower edhert ogobackt oschoolandbegi nherownbusi ness.Kat heri
ne
acquir
ed positi
ve self-
regar
d,whi ch i
st he condition in which we gr antour sel
ves
acceptanceandappr oval.Thesuppor tgrouppr ovi
dedherwi thuncondi t i
onalposi ti
ve
regar
d.Thi spositi
v i
tyenabled Katheri
net of unction mor e eff
ici
ent l
y.She l ost20
pounds,beganherowncr aft
ingbusiness,andhadaci r
cleoff ri
endst osuppor tthe
healt
hyaspectsofherl i
fe.

3.Howdi dKathar
ine'
ssel
f-
conceptdi
ff
erfr
om heridealsel
faft
erherexperi
encewi
th
hersupportgr
oup?Whatdoesthisi
mplyabouthermentalheal
th,accor
dingt
oRoger
s'
theor
y?
Aftershef oundt hesuppor tgroup,Kat herine’
ssel f-
conceptwasmor epositiv
eand
cl
osel yresembledheri dealsel
f.Shedesi r
edt ohav eherownbusiness,soshet ook
stepst omaket hatar eali
tybytaki
ngcl asses,qui tt
ingherjob,andfi
nall
yopeningthe
craft
ingbusiness.Katheri
nelost20pounds, whichboost edherconfi
denceenoughthat
shemanagedt omakei ttoher20- y
earcl assr eunion.Accordi
ngtoRoger ’
stheory
,
Katherinemov edclosertobecomingaf ullyfuncti
oningpersonandself-
actual
i
zed.

4.WhatRoger
ianther
apistcharacteri
sti
csdi
dKather
ine'
ssuppor
tgr
ouppr
ovi
det
hat
al
lowedf
oradecreaseinincongruenceamonghersel
ves?

Katheri
ne’ssupportgrouppr ov i
dedherwi t
hmanydi ffer
entther
apyt echni
quest hat
Rogersutil
ized.Kather
ine’sgroupenabledhert odiscoverhowt oreal
lyhelphersel
fby
helpi
ngherwor kthroughherf eeli
ngs,whichall
owedhert olookwithi
nhersel
fandf ind
heranswer st o herpr obl
ems.Hersuppor tgroup provi
ded herwi t
h unconditi
onal
posit
iveregard,l
eadinghert oadecr easeinincongruenceamongher self
.Thesuppor t
groupwoul dbeconsideredanencount ergroupinRoger’stheory
.