Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers was “born in Chicago, IL Jan 8, 1902” (deCarvalho, 2010) into a “fundamentalist religious home” (Rogers, 1980, p. 27). Growing up, Rogers did not have any close friends in elementary school or high school, which he attributed to his home environment (Rogers, 1980, p. 28-29). His first real experience of comradery came when he went to the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin where he “almost immediately joined a group of fellows that met in a YMCA class” (Rogers, 1980, p.30). Two years later, Rogers shifted his major to History and moved over to the College of Letters and Science (Rogers, 1980, p. 30). While attending college Rogers met Helen Elliot and after four years of dating, they were married in 1924 and…

Carl Rogers was born January 8th, 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois. He came from a strict religious and ethical upbringing. He was an independent, scientific person. As a child, Rogers was very intelligent. When he pursued post-secondary at University of Wisconsin-Madison, he switched majors from agriculture to history to religion. Later, he doubted his choice and pursued a Master and PhD in Psychology. He studied and wrote books on troubled children. In 1947, he was elected President of the APA.…

psychoanalysis and Carl Rogers who founded the humanistic approach. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was a physician who specialized in neurology and eventually devoted his life to the treatment of mental disorders using a procedure he developed called psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis states that all behaviour is driven from the unconscious mind and early childhood experiences, this approach brings up emotions from the hidden mind for analysis. (Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a Humanistic psychologist.…

Carl Rogers was born in Oak Park Illinois, a suburb located in Chicago, in 1902 (Schultz & Schultz, 2016, p .272). He lived a lonely childhood and dealt with a competitiveness between himself and his older brother. With strict religious parents, Rogers was forced to adhere to their beliefs rather than his own. Later in his life, Rogers received his Ph.D in clinical and educational psychology. Today, Rogers is known for his approach to psychotherapy known as client-centered therapy and his…

Carl Ransom Rogers was born on January 8th, 1902, in a small suburb of Chicago called Oak Park, Illinois; the fourth of six children born to Walter A. Rogers and Julia M. Cushing. Walter Rogers was a successful civil engineer, and Julia Cushing was a homemaker and devout Pentecostal Christian. As strict Protestant parents, they worked hard to prevent society from corrupting their children. Carl didn’t feel close to his father, who spent a lot of time away from home on business trips. On one…

Introduction Carl Roger’s theory on client-centered therapy is one of the most well known theories in psychology history. The client that came in presented problems that Carl’s theories on client-centered therapy could actually benefit her. In the client’s biography she explains all of her issues and how she got to the point of her counseling session. Bozarth (2012), stated “in Rogers’ theory, the client is the director in his/her own life when facilitated through a psychological environment…

A psychologist that seeks to aid his clients has a multitude of options to choose from, depending on his or her personal preference. One such approach is client centered therapy, spearheaded by Carl Rogers, a method that focuses on providing clients with an opportunity to develop a sense of self where they can realize how their attitudes, feelings and behavior are being negatively affected. He identifies six conditions necessary to produce personality changes, and these will be analysed and it…

of time the client has for counseling, and more. Person-centered counseling was originally created by Carl Rogers in 1942. This type of counseling has since then evolved but research still proves this method of psychotherapy to be effective for certain types of people. Tommy Callahan from the movie Tommy Boy, which debuted in 1995, is…

During the 20th century, Carl Rogers came to be known as one of the most influential American psychologists to date and one of the founders of the humanistic approach. He is best known as the founder of “client-centered” or “non-directive” therapy and who stressed the importance of acceptance, genuineness, and empathy in fostering human growth. Originally studying theology in Vermont, Rogers eventually turned to clinical and educational psychology at the Teachers’ College of Columbia University.…

about a famous humanistic psychologist named Carl Rogers (1902-1987). I will discuss his theory about psychotherapy also known as (client-centered). I will also be discussing if his theory was proven to work, And if it is still used in today's society form when it was presented years ago. Carl rogers presented positive regard,counselling relationships, therapeutic and many more. Carl Rogers was a great influence to many people, they looked up to him. His outlook was to help people with mental…