PSYCH 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Unconditional Positive Regard
31 Jan 2020
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Field of phenomena, to things we are aware or could easily be aware of. Humanism & carl rogers" self theory: uniqueness of every individuals life, every person is living in a different world, collection of things we are aware of as the phenomenal field, everyone has slightly different phenomenal field. "i know where you"re coming from" --> coming from phenomenal field. Notion of motivation: why do people do the things they do, rogers says there"s only 1 human motive, actualizing tendency. Internal compass: helps us reject opportunities that are inconsistent in our development of who we are, the self, a part of the phenomenal field, we identify as "me, not born with sense of self. Unconditional positive regard: love and respect regardless of what we do. If we grow up in environment of unconditional love, we remain guided by the organismic valuing process, make choices consistent in our life direction and become fully functioning adults.
