Exam 14: Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

"Prizing" is another term for

Carl Rogers grew up in a family that can be described as __________.

Evidence from questionnaire studies supports Rogers's theory.

Rogers encouraged parents to set high standards for their children's behavior.

Rogers said that education should be more student-centered.

For Rogers, creativity is a talent determined by heredity.

For a parent who wants to have a child who gets good grades, what is likely to be a condition of worth?

Rogers thought that it was most important for the therapist to know

Rogers described a force for growth in all organic and human life. He called this the __________.

Self-actualization is always a healthy process.

Rogers suggested that educators should

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a fully functioning person, according to Rogers?

Carl Rogers was proud that his students' clinical training included __________, which he innovated.

Rogers suggested that political tensions could be reduced through

When therapists from the majority white culture are counseling minority clients, there are often difficulties with __________, according to the text.

Rogers thought that education could be improved by

Which of these is not a condition for therapeutic progress, according to Rogers?

Rogers recommended that therapists should clearly communicate to clients what behavioral standards they must reach.

Maya Angelou's decision to confide in a friend, rather than in a therapist whose background was quite different from her own, illustrates the difficulty of therapists in achieving empathic understanding when clients come from different social backgrounds.

A person who uses defense mechanisms to seem better than he or she is ("Me? Angry? Never!" or "Tired? No, I always have energy to help a friend!") is losing touch with __________.