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Actualizing tendency

The actualizing tendency is a fundamental element of Carl Rogers' theory of person-centered therapy (PCT) (also known as client-centered therapy). Rogers' theory is predicated on an individual's innate capacity to decide his/her own best directions in life, provided his/her circumstances are conducive to this, based on the organism's "universal need to…

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Actualizing tendency

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related to Application to psychotherapy · 15
Actualizing tendency → Actualization, Art Bohart, In, In PCT, Often, OVP, Rogers, Self-actualization, Suppose, The, They, This, Those, To, While
related to Development of the concept · 13
Actualizing tendency → But, Carl Rogers, Fundamentally, In, Life, Nathaniel Raskin, Rather, Rogers, The, They, This, To, Whether
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Actualizing tendency → Balen, Balen's, Both, For, Greenberg, People, Psychologist Les Greenberg, Richard, Rogers, Similarly, The, Therapy
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Actualizing tendency → fundamental element of Carl Rogers' theory of person-centered therapy
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