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Donna is a 51-year-old divorced mother of Dutch descent. She has two children, ages 10 and 12. Donna is not an outwardly demonstrable mother. However, she takes pride in making sure her children do the right thing at all times, as it causes her distress if people think poorly of [...]

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According to the Rogerian perspective, self-esteem is a personal judgment of worthiness. It would follow then that low self-esteem is a result of personal judgment of unworthiness. Rogerian theory suggests that people who have a consistent self-view across situations are psychologically healthier than people whose self-view is variable [...]

If I am working at a community mental health center or anywhere else as a counselor, it would be highly unrealistic to expect that each client I encounter will have the same personal beliefs and values as me. The person-centered perception of people is based on the key belief that people respond to their [...]