1.

Give and explain briefly the 3 central concepts for successful therapy in Carl Rogers
client-centered or person-centered therapy.

The 3 central concepts for successful therapy in Carl Rogers client-centered or person-centered
therapy are the following:

Congruence: Congruence is the most important attribute. This implies that the therapist is real
and/or genuine, open, integrated, and authentic during their interactions with the client. The
therapist does not have a facade, that is, the therapist's internal and external experiences are
one in the same. In short, the therapist is genuine or real.

Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR): This refers to the therapist's deep and genuine caring for
the client. The therapist may not approve of some of the client's actions, but the therapist does
approve of the client. In short, the therapist accepts and is caring, but not approval of all
behavior.

Accurate Empathic Understanding: This refers to the therapist's ability to understand

sensitively and accurately the client's experience and feelings in the here-and-now. Empathic
understanding implies that the therapist will sense the client's feelings as if they were his or her
own without becoming lost in those feelings.

2. What are the 2 basic assumptions of person-centered therapy? Explain each.

The two basic assumptions of person-centered therapy are the following:

 Formative tendency – It simply means to evolve from simpler to more complex forms. It
is the general drive toward self-improvement, growth, and self-actualization. The
human consciousness evolves from a primitive unconsciousness to a highly organized
awareness.

 Actualizing tendency – An interrelated and more pertinent assumption or the tendency

within all humans (and other animals and plants) to move toward completion or
fulfillment of potentials. This tendency is the only motive people possess. They need to
satisfy one’s hunger drive, to express deep emotions when they are felt, and to accept
oneself are all examples of the single motive of actualization. Because each person
operates as one complete organism, actualization involves the whole person.