Client Centered Therapy Learning Guide
1. What is the third force in psychology?
Revolutionary concepts for when they came around compared to psychoanalysis
2. Describe the differences between client centered and psychoanalytic therapy.
3. What are the basic assumptions of client centered therapy?
The basic assumptions of client centered therapy are that all humans have acutalizing tendency
(tendency to strive and reach full potential) and reacting as a whole (whole is greater than the
sum of its parts- can’t reduce someone to set of decisions/behaviors, everything is attempt to
better oneself and being in charge of ones self.
4. What three components construct a person’s reality?
5. How does distress occur in client centered theory?
Distress occurs in client centered theory because we are not fully aware of experiences,
progress related to awareness/flexibility in symbolizing experiences
6. What is unconditional positive regard? How does it strengthen the therapeutic
relationship?
Unconditional positive regard is when the therapist is positive and nonjudgmental of the client.
No matter if the therapist agrees with the patients decisions or not. This strengthens the
relationship to ensure that the patient feels comfortable
7. The following concepts embody and affect the client’s experience in client centered
therapy. Make sure you understand (define and have examples of):
● Actualizing tendency- innate tendency to strive and reach full potential.
● Reacting as a whole- we cannot reduce organism to its parts; whole is greater than
the sum of its parts- cant reduce someone to set of decisions/behaviors, everything
is attempt to better oneself
● Experience- private world of the individual- extend to which we’re aware/the
experience we have can be limited
● Internal frame of reference- each person has unique point from which they see the
world- why we have different realities
● Organismic valuing process- reliance on own value judgements- wants people to
come to them on their own terms, making own decisions
● The self- our own perception of characteristics and values we attach to those
perceptions
1. What is the third force in psychology?
Revolutionary concepts for when they came around compared to psychoanalysis
2. Describe the differences between client centered and psychoanalytic therapy.
3. What are the basic assumptions of client centered therapy?
The basic assumptions of client centered therapy are that all humans have acutalizing tendency
(tendency to strive and reach full potential) and reacting as a whole (whole is greater than the
sum of its parts- can’t reduce someone to set of decisions/behaviors, everything is attempt to
better oneself and being in charge of ones self.
4. What three components construct a person’s reality?
5. How does distress occur in client centered theory?
Distress occurs in client centered theory because we are not fully aware of experiences,
progress related to awareness/flexibility in symbolizing experiences
6. What is unconditional positive regard? How does it strengthen the therapeutic
relationship?
Unconditional positive regard is when the therapist is positive and nonjudgmental of the client.
No matter if the therapist agrees with the patients decisions or not. This strengthens the
relationship to ensure that the patient feels comfortable
7. The following concepts embody and affect the client’s experience in client centered
therapy. Make sure you understand (define and have examples of):
● Actualizing tendency- innate tendency to strive and reach full potential.
● Reacting as a whole- we cannot reduce organism to its parts; whole is greater than
the sum of its parts- cant reduce someone to set of decisions/behaviors, everything
is attempt to better oneself
● Experience- private world of the individual- extend to which we’re aware/the
experience we have can be limited
● Internal frame of reference- each person has unique point from which they see the
world- why we have different realities
● Organismic valuing process- reliance on own value judgements- wants people to
come to them on their own terms, making own decisions
● The self- our own perception of characteristics and values we attach to those
perceptions
