Unconditional positive regard

same friends that I thought cared about me, actually ended up spreading terrible rumors about me and bullied me for the remainder of the year. Even after the way that I had treated my mom, she comforted me with open arms and showed me nothing but unconditional love. In that very moment, it was almost like an epiphany happened and I came to the realization that I wanted to change. In the years to come, I became motivated and confident which is completely opposite of the way I had been previously…

practically unending; it is maybe the hardest, most rewarding occupation a woman will ever encounter. Mothers have many roles to help them perform all the tasks required in the development of their children, as well as providing their children with unconditional love, and making sacrifices for her children every step of the way. One of the first things to come to mind when taking into consideration what being a mother means , are the roles or positions she assumes on a day to day basis. A…

developed by Carl Rogers in the 1950’s. He believed that therapy could be simpler, warmer and more optimistic than that carried out by behavioral or psychodynamic psychologists (McLeod, 2008). Rogers believed in his work, he based his findings of positive reinforcement of psychologist being genuinely warm and caring to their patients. Rogerian approach to counseling and psychotherapy is best stated by Rogers (1986) himself: 'It is that the individual has within himself or herself vast resources…

importance of this abstinence activity and how it relates to my own professional and personal growth. I strongly believe that this abstinence activity has provided me with professional growth when it comes to self-awareness and developing unconditional positive regard for clients. I also believe that the personal growth I have gained from our abstinence exercise has been incredibly impactful and has allowed me to gain invaluable insights to my own experiences. This project has been a wonderful…

While there are many qualities that are desirable in the leader of a business team, the top qualities I would look for are leadership; motivation to excel; and creativity, self-reliance and adaptability. These qualities are powerful on their own, but combined they make for a strong leader. Leadership would be the first and most important quality I would seek in the leader of a business team. The key factor that led me to choose leadership as a top characteristic for the leader is his team…

people who claim that happiness is not the key to happiness rather it is living an excellent life, which is the key. Positive psychology is the name of this concept which was founded by several people. Founding principles, critiques and common grounds of positive psychology are to be discussed in this synthesis. As stated by Csikszentmihalyi,…

happiness (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/happiness/). Of all theories of happiness I have researched through the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, I agree the most with the life satisfaction theory. This theory states that happiness is a positive outlook on a person’s whole life not just a few selected…

Becoming a great leader thankfully is something you can grow into, although it will be hard work. We have studied how leaders need to be self aware and have emotional intelligence, building on strengths and realizing that there is no one way to lead is a great place to start. From our text Strengths Based Leadership I learned that attributes of a leader can be sorted into four categories and I will look at each of these one at a time. In this essay I will explore my top 10 desired attributes of…

Personality is a topic so complex and intertwined with both itself and outside factors it’s difficult to pinpoint any one specific cause for a trait, especially on a personal level. Ultimately, the fact that personality is a multiplicity of different factors and effects all intricately combined is the only thing we can really seem to be sure of. Luckily, this hasn’t stopped those in the field of psychology from trying to explain it. It’s complexity may even be the reason so many people find it…

How often have you heard the comment, “He or she is a born leader?” There are certain characteristics found in some people that seem to naturally put them in a position where they’re looked up to as a leader, and whether; in fact, a person is born a leader or develops skills and abilities to become a leader is open for debate. There are many different types of leaders ranging from the out-spoken leaders, to the lead by example leaders. Each person has a different type of leadership, but at the…