In this paper you will be inform of the biography of the motivational theorist Carl Ransom Rogers. This paper will also reflect, why I choose this theorist, how his argument impacted me and how was my world view before and after this topic.
Running head: The Biography of the Motivational Theorist Carl Ransom Rogers 3
Biography of the Motivational Theorist Carl Ransom Rogers
Carl Ransom Rogers was born in 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois. Rogers was the fourth of six children born to his parents. His father was a civil engineer and his mother a housewife. Rogers was a high achiever in school from an early age. He could already read before five years old, so he was able to skip kindergarten and first grade entirely. He was …show more content…
It was during this time, that Rogers developed his approach to therapy, which he initially termed "nondirective therapy." This approach, which involves the therapist acting as a facilitator rather than a director of the therapy session, eventually came to be known as client-centered therapy. In 1946, Rogers was elected President of the American Psychological Association. Rogers wrote 19 books and numerous articles outlining his humanistic theory. Among his best-known works are Client-Centered Therapy (1951), On Becoming a Person (1961), and A Way of Being (1980). After having conflicts within the psychology department at the University of Wisconsin. In 1963, Rogers accepted a position at the Western Behavioral Studies Institute (WBSI) in La Jolla, California. Eventually, he and several of his colleagues left WBSI to form The Center for Studies of the Person …show more content…
A fully-functioning person is one who is completely congruent and living in the moment. Like many other aspects of his theory, unconditional positive regard plays a critical role in the development of full functioning. Those who receive nonjudgmental support and love can develop the self-esteem and confidence to be the best person they can be and live up to their full potential. Contributions to Psychology Carl Rogers had an enormous influence on both psychology and education. He is considered by many to be one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. Many therapists cite him as their primary influence than any other psychologist. His daughter Natalie Rogers said," He was a model for compassion and democratic ideals in his own life, and in his work as an educator, writer, and therapist."
In His Words "Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person's ideas, and none of my own ideas, are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming in me." -Carl Rogers, On Becoming a
Running head: The Biography of the Motivational Theorist Carl Ransom Rogers 3
Biography of the Motivational Theorist Carl Ransom Rogers
Carl Ransom Rogers was born in 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois. Rogers was the fourth of six children born to his parents. His father was a civil engineer and his mother a housewife. Rogers was a high achiever in school from an early age. He could already read before five years old, so he was able to skip kindergarten and first grade entirely. He was …show more content…
It was during this time, that Rogers developed his approach to therapy, which he initially termed "nondirective therapy." This approach, which involves the therapist acting as a facilitator rather than a director of the therapy session, eventually came to be known as client-centered therapy. In 1946, Rogers was elected President of the American Psychological Association. Rogers wrote 19 books and numerous articles outlining his humanistic theory. Among his best-known works are Client-Centered Therapy (1951), On Becoming a Person (1961), and A Way of Being (1980). After having conflicts within the psychology department at the University of Wisconsin. In 1963, Rogers accepted a position at the Western Behavioral Studies Institute (WBSI) in La Jolla, California. Eventually, he and several of his colleagues left WBSI to form The Center for Studies of the Person …show more content…
A fully-functioning person is one who is completely congruent and living in the moment. Like many other aspects of his theory, unconditional positive regard plays a critical role in the development of full functioning. Those who receive nonjudgmental support and love can develop the self-esteem and confidence to be the best person they can be and live up to their full potential. Contributions to Psychology Carl Rogers had an enormous influence on both psychology and education. He is considered by many to be one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. Many therapists cite him as their primary influence than any other psychologist. His daughter Natalie Rogers said," He was a model for compassion and democratic ideals in his own life, and in his work as an educator, writer, and therapist."
In His Words "Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person's ideas, and none of my own ideas, are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming in me." -Carl Rogers, On Becoming a