PSY 2403 1st Edition Lecture 19Outline of Last LectureI. TherapyII. Applications of Personal Construct Theory III. Critique of KellyIV. Concept of Humanity Outline of Current Lecture I. Person-Centered Personality PsychologyII. Basic AssumptionsIII. Philosophy of ScienceIV. MotivationV. Important conceptsCurrent LectureI. Person-Centered Personality Psychologya. How does that make you feel?b. Positive view on human nature c. Rogers - sheltered as child, started reading, got involved in science II. Basic Assumptionsa. View of human nature i. Optimistic b. Phenomenological reality i. Impact of subjective worldii. Subjective experience is most importantiii. Did not like psychoanalysisiv. humanisticc. When people come seek help, they are “throwing ball in your court” desperate for help i. Problem is when you just sit down and ask questionsii. You need to empower client, throw ball back in their courtiii. Can only do that if believe in the best of human natureIII. Philosophy of Sciencea. Scientist must care about the phenomena being studiedb. Limit objectivity and precision to methodologyc. Not to creation of hypotheses or the communication or findingsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.d. Don’t like client? Tell them and refer them to someone elsee. If you can’t be genuine don’t fake itf. Everything matters, engaging, body language, words IV. Motivationa. Actualizing tendency i. Master motiveii. Innate need to survive (maintain), grow (Actualize) and enhanceiii. Be the best you can beb. Organismic valuing process (OVP)i. Method of evaluating all experiences1. Not working? Don’t do that again, change itii. Frame of reference is actualizing tendency iii. Trust feelings V. Important Conceptsa. Emergence of selfi. None initially ii. Verbal labels iii. Learn to recognize self (name and look)iv. Manifestation of actualizing tendency1. Applied self, as well b. Need for positive regard i. Universal ii. Need to feel like belong iii. Not necessarily innate c. Need for self-regard (positive self-regard)i. Feel okay with who we ared. Unconditional positive regardi. One way to make sure organismic valuing process works ii. Doesn’t mean never say no, just make sure they know you love them when you do say noiii. Kids throw tantrum  kneel down next to the kid says words in calm, lowered, voice e. Conditional Positive Regard i. If you are good, I will love and nurture you, if not, I will take away my loveii. Start thinking you are only valued if compliant iii. Turns into conditions of worthf. Conditions of worthi. Positive regard contingent on behaviorii. Internalization of parental valuesiii. Only way to see self positively – compliance1. Do what others want you to do2. Override own OVP – incongruencyo Separation of self and experiencesiv. Follow what someone wants you to do1. Experiences based on other persons value v. The degree of how much you do it is the factorg. Incongruency i. Conditions of worth replace OVPii. Self-denial iii. Actualization stilted iv. Universal experience1. Severity is the