Carl Rogers

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This paper discusses Carl Rogers, a prominent American psychologist who is best known for being one of the founding fathers of the humanist approach to psychology. The paper discusses Rogers' personal background and focuses on his achievements in the realm of psychology. The paper looks at the highlights of his career, including books that he wrote and studies that he conducted.

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"Rogers' person-centered approach focused on the development of the individual personality. According to Rogers, the personality is something that developed in principles rather than stages, with the main issue being the development of a self-concept and the progression from an undifferentiated self to being a completely differentiated individual. According to Rogers, a fully functioning individual would exhibit such characteristics as a growing openness to experience (or a move away from defensiveness), along with an increasingly existential lifestyle where the individual lives each moment fully and does not distort the moment in order to fit their personality or self concept but instead lets their personality emanate from their experiences."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hjelle, L.A., and D.J. Ziegler. (1981). Personality Theories: Basic Assumptions, Research and Applications. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Pitts, Carl E., Rogers, Carl. (1973): "Twelve Years Later: A Reply to Carl Rogers." Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Vol. 13(1), p.p. 75-84.
• Rogers, Car. (1939): Clinical Treatment of the Problem Child. London: Constable.
• Rogers, Carl. (1942): Counseling and Psychotherapy: New Concepts in Practice. London: Constable.
• Rogers, Carl. (1942): "The Practice of Clinical Psychology." Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology. Vol. 37(2), p.p. 286-287.

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