Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist who emphasized the importance of showing empathy, understanding, and positive regard towards other people. He believed that humanity was innately “good” and his humanistic views on personality development were revolutionary for the time period and still remain significant to this day. “In one survey of professional psychologists, Rogers was ranked as the sixth most eminent psychologist of the 20th-century” (Cherry, 2017). Rogers brought a new fresh perspective on how humans best interact and understand each other. Along with Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers began paving the way for humanistic approaches to psychology. Humanistic views are the beliefs that humans are capable of changing their situation and can achieve psychological stability. Some of Carl Rogers contributions to psychology are self-actualizing, developing the notion of the fully functioning person, and person-centered therapy. But, before we get into those theories we have to understand Rogers …show more content…
Rogers was born in a suburb outside of Chicago in 1902. He was the fourth child of six kids and often times felt his siblings got treated better than him. Growing up he felt isolated by his deeply religious parents and lacked love and attention when growing up. He particularly had a bad relationship with his mother. He did not want his life to be a product of his childhood and that is seen in his work. He went against his parents’ wishes for college and graduated in 1931 with a master’s degree and Ph.D. In clinical psychology. Rogers began his career in counseling in 1930 when he worked as a director for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. He later began lecturing as a professor and continued his research. Rogers wrote a number of books and articles detailing his perspectives and therapies. (Carl Rogers (1902-1987),
Humanistic therapy emerged in the 1950's as an alternative to behavioural and psychoanalytic therapy. Rogers is it’s
Carl Rogers was one of the founders of the humanist movement. Humanism is a theoretical orientation that emphasizes the unique qualities of humans,
Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers are two extremely renowned individuals who have greatly contributed to the history of psychology. Their contributions are the foundation for the tools, techniques, and methodologies used by psychologist today. Although, each psychologist is from different times and developed different methods, they shared a passion for the workings of the human mind. As a result, their drive and foundation has motivated and prompted new theories and research for the future. This paper will provide a summary of two articles highlighting the processes contemporary psychologists use to develop the theories of Freud and Rogers. It also explains their views of human nature and worldviews as
In Spite of Watson. Most Rogers’s achievements can be seen as a result of Watson’s “negative” view on psychology. After observation had been established, Carl Rogers decided to take a more optimistic approach,
In the wake of psychoanalysis and behaviourism, humanistic psychology emerges as the "third force" in psychology led by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. This approach came about just before the cognitive
Humanistic perspective is a psychological perspective popularized by Carlo Rogers and Abraham Maslow that emphasizes the human capacity for choice and growth. This perspective offers a very positive viewpoint of human nature and potential. It suggests that we are each responsible for our own happiness and well-being as humans. “The humanistic approach emphasizes the personal worth of the individual, the centrality of human
Will Penn Adair Rogers born in Oologah Oklahoma on November 4, 1879.He went on to be one of America's favorite actors, showmen and comedian. Throughout his life, he inspired many people when he acted and entertained. He was soon given the nicknames, the Cowboy Philosopher, and Oklahoma's favorite son(Editors, 2014).
Person Centred Counselling was developed by Carl R. Rogers (1902-1987), a leading American psychologist who was along with Abraham Maslow a major theorist of Humanistic Therapy which developed in the 1950. It is sometimes called the third force distinct from psychoanalyzes and behaviourism. It proposed that therapy could be simpler, warmer and more optimistic and that the client himself has the solution to his difficulties and can access this deeper
Will Rogers is honored in Oklahoma because he was a humorous person who did newspaper columns, radio shows, was an Indian and cowboy, and he helped raise awareness for the rights and needs of Native Americans Indians. He was a caring person who wanted the best for everyone. Rogers did a lot to make some of these things happen. He always wanted to be the person who was always helping. Also he was a person who people were confused about because he was a cowboy and an Indian, but he wanted to show people that you could be both.
One incident which appears to have had a particular impact on Carl Rogers was when working in his first job as a psychologist, at Rochester New York, for an organisation for the prevention of cruelty to children,
Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers are two psychologists who developed theories on personalities. Sigmund Freud was known as the “Father of Psychoanalysis” and his well known theory stated that nearly all psychological issues went back to a sexual problem. Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychologist who researched the personality theory in the notion of the self or the self concept.
Carl R. Rogers constructed the person-centered theory by his influences of Elizabeth Davis and Frederick Allen who studied under Jessie Taft as well as Otto Rank and John Dewey (Patterson, 2007; Walsh, 2010). Influenced by Jessie Taft, Rogers adopted an optimistic view of people, individuals are capable of recreating themselves and are not the end products of their past (Patterson, 2007; Walsh, 2010). Otto Rank advocated that treatment of a client be centered around that client and that therapist be more emotionally involved within the process. Third Rogers was influenced by John Dewey who helped him understand and develop his position that self-actualized people live in harmony rather then conflict
The viewpoints if Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers have similarities and differences. Both have made significant contribution to the psychology field. The theories from Freud and Rogers are still used in modern psychology. Freud is best known for creating psychoanalysis and Rogers is renowned for developing the person-centered therapy. The subject of this paper pertains to Freud’s and Rogers’ views of their respective theories, how different their theories would be if they were alive today, and how social and cultural factors influenced the development of their respective theories of personality.
Carl Rogers and George Kelly's Views on Nature and Development Many consider the science of psychology an attempt to create a comprehensive theory of personality and therefore be able to explain why people are alike in some ways and different in others (Jourard, 1974). In so doing, varying schools of thought have evolved. Carl Rogers and George Kelly have been deemed by peers as having similar overall views regarding personality, but practicing different methods (Pervin, 1989).Their approaches to personality can be defined as humanistic, which describes the view of accepting the 'human qualities' of the individual; that man is
Humanistic psychologists generally argue that a person’s subjective perception and understanding of the world is far more important than objective reality (Funder, 2012). Hence the fact that Rogers and Maslow valued scientific psychology very little. They and other humanistic psychologists typically prefer more qualitative research methods. These methods are often things such as diaries, open ended questionnaires, wholly unstructured interviews and observations. It is far more useful if the goal is not to generalize the findings to the general