What did Rogers Claim an individuals psych problems were a direct result of
-of their conditions of worth and the conditional positive regard they would receive.
-He believed that with counselling, people would become more able to solve their own problems in constructive ways and move towards becoming a more fully functioning person
What do humanistictherapists regard themselves as
-instead of acting in a directive way humanistic therapists regard themselves as "guides" to help people understand themselves and to find ways to enable their potential for self actualisation
-the aim is that therapists provide unconditional positive regard for the feelings and attitude that their clients express
How can the therapists support the client
-by dissolving their conditions of worth so they can be in a state of congruence and not incongruence
-This results in the client moving towards being a more authentic and truer to self
