Carl Rogers
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Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers (1902–1987) was an influential American psychologist best known for founding humanistic psychology and developing client-centered therapy (also known as person-centered therapy). His work emphasized the inherent worth of the individual, the centrality of human experience, and the transformative power of unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence in therapeutic settings.
Rogers challenged the dominant medical and psychoanalytic models of his time, advocating instead for a growth-oriented, non-pathologizing approach to human healing and development. He believed that people possess an innate drive toward growth, actualization, and psychological well-being, a view that aligns closely with the Lightning Path's core principle of authentic healing through needs satisfaction, truthfulness, and reconnection to higher consciousness.
Concept Map
Carl Rogers Terms
Actualizing Tendency, Client-Centered Therapy, Congruence, Fully Functioning Person, Growth Hypothesis, Ideal Self, Self, Self-Structure, Tendency Towards Self-Actualization
Key Figures
Human Development > A. L. Kitselman, Abraham Maslow, Albert Hofmann, Aldous Huxley, Carl Rogers, Edward Hoffman, Grof, Stanislav, Humphry Osmond, Johan Galtung
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