Congruence

obtain knowledge and understanding of various cultures, comparing their similarities and differences, and appropriately integrating these factors into nursing care (Leininger, McFarland, 2006). The goal of culturally competent care and cultural congruence in practice is to aid in the maintenance or restoration of health and wellbeing, as well as other stages of life such as death and dying (Leininger, 2007). It is through the Culture Care theory that one can learn various cultural factors…

Their interpersonal skills use these communication skills for acceptance, active listening, challenging the client, and congruence. Acceptance means taking another person exactly as they are. The counselor understands a person as a separate being that is entitled to their own feelings and experiences. This does not mean that the counselor is not entitled to their own beliefs…

Counselors must approach every new client with their own beliefs but understand that each client brings different characteristics to the table that may require different levels of intervention or varying types of therapy. Elements or variables that come with a client which may affect the theory chosen to counsel them may be their level of intelligence, ability to identify their thoughts or feelings, the length of time the client has for counseling, and more. Person-centered counseling was…

who we want to become, the self-concept is how we perceived ourselves and lastly, self worth or self-esteem is what we think about ourselves. Rogers also introduce the state of congruence, which is when the person’s ideal self and self-concept are very close and consistent. If a person is said to be in the state of congruence it means that this person is most likely going to achieve self-actualization through unconditional positive regard. Unconditional positive regard being the absolute…

Moving on to the differences between person-centred therapy and psychoanalysis, the primary distinction between these two psychotherapies is that the person-centred therapy focuses on the conscious mind, whereas psychoanalysis focuses on an individual’s unconscious and how the influences of childhood experiences mould one’s present behaviours and beliefs (Ogborne, 2004, p. 6). Fundamentally, the aim of the person-centred therapy is self-actualisation and the positive belief in human ability,…

Amidst living in a commodity culture and consumer society where it is filled with mass production of goods and uncountable sectors of brands, not only consumers have to struggle to make choice between different options of brands, but also brands have to constantly find ways to make their name known among competitors and become a household brand that consumers will choose its products over the other. Thus, marketers and advertisers take advantage of the new age of social media to create brand…

This often involves paraphrasing what the client says during therapy, to reassure the client that the therapist understands them. Research on Client-Centered Therapy. Roger’s insists that upon three conditions (unconditional positive regard, congruence, and empathic understanding) required for successful progress in therapy. He also presents that, as long these conditions are present, progress will be made regardless in of the therapist orientation. Research done by Keijsers, Schaap, and…

In Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling by Mark McMinn, McMinn opens by establishing a base for a Christian worldview in the psychotherapy environment. McMinn describes how “this is a book for those wanting to investigate the frontier of intra-disciplinary integration” (McMinn, 2011, p.9). In examining this frontier, McMinn discusses fundamental views and religious interferences concerning integration as well as the difficulties encountered by Christian counselors. To…

allocations in evaluating the performances of two divisions, Classic and New Wave. The Problems of Cost Allocations from Classic and New Wave Divisions Throughout the problems, both Classic and New Wave’s management divisions were lacking of goal congruence in achieving the company’s objective, which was an effective cost allocation set by the upper management. While New Wave wants to focus more on producing high-quality products and innovation, Classic is more concerned with maintaining low…

The central epitome beyond the “perfect city” in Plato’s republic relies on validity and human excellence. As Plato, he had much faith in the analogy that knowledge was highly present in many humans from birth, and the wisdom within was rather deific and god-like. In other words, all people have the capability and work ethic to operate and contribute efficiently, which meant intellect, had no experientialism throughout nature. While analyzing his own work through the views of Socrates jocularity…