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    Becoming a Person
    Becoming a Person
    Becoming a Person
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    Becoming a Person

    By Carl Rogers and Mary Beck

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    In many ways, Carl Rogers was a revolutionary. Raised in a strict, conservative home, Rogers eventually developed a theory of psychology that swept away old power structures and put the patient in charge of his own treatm

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMockingbird Press
    Release dateMar 23, 2022
    ISBN9781684930081
    Becoming a Person
    Author

    Carl Rogers

    CARL ROGERS (1902-1987) was one of the most influential psychologists in American history, and the founder of the humanistic psychology movement. He received many honors, including the first Distinguished Professsional Contributor Award and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association.

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      Becoming a Person - Carl Rogers

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      Becoming

      a Person

      Two Lectures

      Delivered On The

      Nellie Heldt Lecture Fund

      by

      Carl R. Rogers, Ph.D.

      Professor of Psychology

      and

      Executive Secretary, Counseling Center

      University of Chicago

      Part I      Some Hypotheses Regarding the Facilitation of Personal Growth

      Part II     What it Means to Become a Person

      Copyright © 2021 Mockingbird Press

      All rights reserved. The original works are in the public domain to the best of publisher’s knowledge. The publisher makes no claim to the original writings. However, the compilation, construction, cover design, trademarks, derivations, foreword, descriptions, added work, etc., of this edition are copyrighted and may not be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law, or where content is specifically noted as being reproduced under a Creative Commons license.

      Cover, Sittende Akt, by Edvard Munch (1919-1924)

      Introduction by Mary Beck, Copyright © 2021 Mockingbird Press, LLC

      Cover Design by Jenny Frank, Copyright © 2021 Mockingbird Press, LLC

      Interior Design by Maria Johnson

      Publisher’s Cataloging-In-Publication Data

      Rogers, Carl, author; with Beck, Mary, introduction by

      Becoming a Person / Carl Rogers; with Mary Beck

      Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-68493-006-7

      Hardback ISBN-13: 978-1-68493-007-4

      Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-68493-008-1

      1. Psychology—Clinical Psychology. 2. Society & Social Sciences—Psychology I. Author Carl Rogers. II. Introduction by Mary Beck. III. Becoming a Person.

      PSY007000 / JM

      Type Set in Schoolbook / Franklin Gothic Demi

      Mockingbird Press, Augusta, GA

      Contents

      Introduction

      Foreword to Becoming a Person

      Some Hypotheses Regarding The Facilitation of Personal Growth

      What It Means to Become A Person

      Introduction

      In many ways, Carl Rogers was a revolutionary. Raised in a strict, conservative home, Rogers eventually developed a theory of psychology that swept away old power structures and put the patient in charge of his own treatment. His work continues to be important for what it teaches us about relationships and human potential, as well as about psy chology.

      Unlike earlier practitioners of psychology, like Sigmund Freud or Carl Jung, Rogers did not elaborate a unifying theory of human consciousness. His work is not focused on unconscious drives, collective memory, or hidden impulses. It does not dwell on childhood memories or on sexuality, unless the patient (or, to use Rogers’ own word, the client) wants to dwell on those matters.

      Instead, Rogers focused on what he called the desire for self-actualization. He believed that by creating the right conditions, therapy could release people from whatever was holding them back so that they could discover their true selves and live in harmony with the world around them.

      ***

      Rogers is probably best known for developing what he called nondirective, or client-centered therapy. He argued that people were innately good and possessed the ability to heal themselves, even when they had become seriously disconnected from reality. However, this sort of healing couldn’t occur in a vacuum. Rogers stressed the importance of therapeutic relationships to give people the confidence and freedom to develop, so that they could achieve their true potential.

      Rogers assigned therapists a different role than the one

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