Psychiatry and Psychology

Person-Centered Psychotherapy

A nondirective psychotherapy approach originated by Carl Rogers. The goals of therapy are to promote the client’s congruence, self awareness, and self acceptance. This approach views the client as naturally directed toward self actualization, and only needing facilitative conditions in order to promote this tendency.

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A nondirective psychotherapy approach originated by Carl Rogers. The goals of therapy are to promote the client’s congruence, self awareness, and self acceptance. This approach views the client as naturally directed toward self actualization, and only needing facilitative conditions in order to promote this tendency.

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  • Person Centered Psychotherapy
  • Person-Centered Psychotherapies
  • Psychotherapies, Person-Centered
  • Psychotherapy, Person-Centered
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Nondirective Therapy
  • Rogerian Therapy
  • Therapy, Client-Centered
  • Therapy, Nondirective
  • Therapy, Rogerian
  • Client Centered Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapies
  • Nondirective Therapies
  • Therapies, Client-Centered
  • Therapies, Nondirective
  • Therapy, Client Centered

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2019(1969)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Person-Centered Psychotherapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009629. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009629
  2. Person-Centered Psychotherapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person-centered_therapy
  3. Person-Centered Psychotherapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1338823