CARL ROGERS

Humanistic

ORAL PROYECT
 W H AT I S H U M A N I S M ?
•Humanistic psychology is a perspective that
emphasizes looking at the whole person and the
uniqueness of everyone. Humanistic psychology
begins with the existential assumptions that people
have free will and are motivated to achieve their
potential and self-actualize.

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 •Person-Centered Therapy
•Rogers developed client-centered therapy (later re-
named ‘person-centered’), a non-directive therapy,
allowing clients to deal with what they considered
important, at their own pace.

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Personality Development

•Central to Rogers’ personality theory is the notion of self or self-

concept This is “the organized, consistent set of perceptions and
beliefs about oneself.”
•Carl Rogers’ self-concept is a central theme in his humanistic
theory of psychology. It encompasses an individual’s self-image
(how they see themselves), self-esteem (how much value they place
on themselves), and ideal self (the person they aspire to be).

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 Carl Rogers Quotes

The very essence of the creative is its

novelty, and hence we have no
standard by which to judge it.
(Rogers, 1961, p. 351)

The good life is a process, not a state of being.

It is a direction not a destination.
(Rogers, 1967, p. 187)

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