Rogers also believed that people are inherently good and creative. However, he thought that people could become destructive when a poor self concept (how one sees oneself in comparison to others) or external constraints override the valuing process. Rogers thought that for a client to experience therapeutic change, certain conditions had to be present within the relationship. These conditions he called “The Core Conditions”, which were empathy, congruence (genuineness) and unconditional positive regard (respect). When Rogers talked about empathy, he meant the therapist should continually try to understand the client from their point of view (enter into their world to get a sense of how it feels)
Establishing and Maintaining good quality care relationships can be both rewarding and challenging for all involved. What are some of the difficulties that may face those providing and receiving care and how might these be overcome? In this assignment the key points that will be discussed are the difficulties that carers may tackle when providing care and the manner in which they may overcome them. The assignment will also examine the difficulties that the service user (person receiving care) may experience and how these may be overcome. Good quality care relationships are dependent on a number of factors that are changeable.
Stress is defined as “the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we praise as threatening or challenging” (Myers, 2012, page 275). Stress is about an individual or is personal and is affected by the choices the person makes as an individual. The stress that is bad for you deprives you the ability to experience joy, happiness, enjoy life and who you are. That is why it is very important to recognize symptoms of stress and identify ways to bring the stress under control. The good stress is the kind that will help keep you motivated to be productive and be able to achieve the goals we set for ourselves.
Belonging is basic human instinct. We all seek to belong, be it physically, mentally or spiritually. By belonging we can enrich a community with our views and they in turn can help us mature through important lessons. It is only through belonging that we can break out of the shell of individualism and self-centeredness that both protects and isolates us. However, the human drive for belonging also has its pitfalls.
We sometimes seem wired to adopt the goals of the people around us, particularly when we develop a close relationship with them. Of course, that can be a positive or negative thing depending on what the people around us are doing. For that reason, we have to be careful to surround ourselves with other people who are engaging in behaviours that we would like to see in ourselves. If one is unable to feel adequate enough within a group or is not fully comfortable with themselves, there is a chance one may conform in order to fit in. ‘The more insecure people feel, the more conformist they become.’- John Elder.
Devault expresses his personally opinion of the importance of self-discovery if an individual is to find their true purpose in life and demonstrates the ramifications of resisting self-discovery. He also illustrates how an individual can gain access to a greater understanding of purpose through a process of self-interrogation. Both texts use powerful techniques to explore different processes of self-discovery, self-reflection and self-interrogation, however ultimately both of these mechanisms of self-discovery achieve a more thorough
To conform to the expectations of others may be very self-destructive Many people live up to others in order to belong and sometimes it may lead to self-destruction. People choose to conform to others’ expectations because they want to be a part of certain groups so that they won’t be isolated. In the process of fulfilling the expectations of others, people may be misled and it would be destructive to their identity for the reason that they tend to lose their own concepts and beliefs when they try to conform to others’ expectations. A balance of being accepted and to maintain individuality is essential so that while meeting others’ expectations, it would be less self-destructive. Since living up to others’ expectations may be detrimental, then why do people still want to live up to others?
We begin by defining the concept of conflict resolution and peacemaking. Conflict resolution is defined as “the process of resolving a dispute or a conflict permanently, by providing each sides' needs, and adequately addressing their interests so that they are satisfied with the outcome.” In short this means that each party involved is able get their needs met in order to resolve the conflict that is caused by the failure to communicate those needs effectively. There are many examples of conflict throughout the social spectrum such as family conflict, civil conflict, world conflict and even conflict found at work. All these examples require resolution in order to restore the entity to its original or proposed state of calm. So let’s look at one of the most common places for conflict to be found, the family.
The first core belief is the concept of the autonomous, responsible and rational adult. Mezirow believed that the goal of transformational learning is “to gain the crucial sense of agency over ourselves and our lives" that is often associated with individuals reflecting on a dysfunctional operational system or company policy, and taking action to change it. A second core belief relates to knowledge creation that is constructivist. Human beings are active participants in the process of making meaning and are the creators of knowledge and hence engage in critical reflection. The pre-conditions that satiate the concept are full information, the ability to objectively evaluate arguments and freedom from self-deception or coercion.
Why Self-Esteem is Important and Its Dimensions Angela Oswalt, MSW, edited by Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. Why is Self-Esteem important? Self-esteem refers to a person's beliefs about their own worth and value. It also has to do with the feelings people experience that follow from their sense of worthiness or unworthiness. Self-esteem is important because it heavily influences people's choices and decisions. In other words, self-esteem serves a motivational function by making it more or less likely that people will take care of themselves and explore their full potential.