AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perception of his or her present circumstances and assists the person in identifying his or her own answers to problems or barriers (Brammer, Shostrom, & Abrego, 1989).

Detailed explanation-2: -Client-centered therapy operates according to three basic principles that reflect the attitude of the therapist to the client: The therapist is congruent with the client. The therapist provides the client with unconditional positive regard. The therapist shows an empathetic understanding to the client.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organismic self is sometimes also referred to as the ‘real self’, which is a term used in some other modalities too, such as transactional analysis. Feltham and Dryden (1993:155) describe the real self as ‘that part of one’s identity felt or considered to be authentic …

Detailed explanation-4: -Person-centered therapy is based in the belief that clients are resourceful persons capable of taking responsibility for their lives and solving their own problems. It emphasizes honoring and preserving clients’ autonomy and choice, as well as the client’s role as an active participant in all aspects of therapy.