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The person-centered approach to therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, relies on several “core conditions” on the part of the therapist. These include unconditional positive regard of the client, empathic understanding, and congruence. When the client perceives these core conditions at least to a minimal degree, then positive therapeutic personality change [...]

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The two conceptual issues that are of interest to the Novice Counselor in regards to the study of personality are the motivations of behavior and the issue of self-concept or sense of self and how self-concept forms and changes.
As far as the motivations for certain individual behaviors, the Novice Counselor [...]

Susan called a community counseling center seeking counseling for her daughter Leah, a 15-year-old 10th grader. Susan’s concerns about Leah included poor academic achievement during the current school year and defiant behavior at home. Leah lives with her mother, her father, and one younger brother who is 11 years old. Until the [...]