Carolus Ransom Rogers

ThesynonymCarlRogersgenerallyreferstoCarlRansomRogers

Characterlife

Familybackground

RogerswasbornintheUnitedStatesonJanuary8,1902inChicago,theUnitedStatesOakParknearby.HisfatherWalterA.Rogersisacivilengineer,andhismotherJuliaM.CushingisadevoutChristian.TherearesixRogerssiblings,andheisthefourth.Rogershaslivedinafamilywithastrongreligiousatmospheresincehewasachild.HisparentsbelieveinProtestantChristianityandareethical.

Rogerswassmarterwhenhewasyoungandcouldreadwellbeforegoingtokindergarten.Hegrewupinaharshreligiousenvironment.Hestudiedagriculture,history,andreligionattheUniversityofWisconsin.

Whenhewas12yearsold,hisfamilymovedtoaruralareainwesternChicago.Rogerslikesthelifeonthefarmandhasreachedthestageofhighschool.Hebecameinterestedinagriculturalscience.

ProfessionalStudy

RogerswasadmittedtotheUniversityofWisconsintostudyagronomyattheageof17,butbecauseofhisstrongreligiousinclination,heswitchedtohistoryinhissophomoreyearinordertostudyChristianityAndpastorprofession.

In1922,hewasselectedasoneofthestudentrepresentativesoftenuniversitiesintheUnitedStates,andhewenttoBeijing,ChinatoparticipateintheWorldCentennialChristianUnionCongress.Sincethen,hebegantodoubthisreligiousbeliefs.Afterattendingaseminaron"WhyIBecomeaPastor",Idecidedtochangemycareerdirection.

In1924,hegraduatedfromRogersUniversityandgotabachelor'sdegreeinhistorytwomonthslater,hemarriedHelen.Andhad2children.Afterthat,hewasadmittedtotheUnitedTheologicalSeminaryinNewYork,wherehebegantobeexposedtoclinicalwork,andhefoundthatconsultingwasmoreinlinewithhisintereststhanworkingasapastor.

In1925,RogersenteredtheTeachersCollegeofColumbiaUniversitytotakepsychologyasanelectivecourse.Whatinfluencedhimthemostwasthecoursesrelatedtochildren'sproblemsinclinicalpsychology.

In1926,RogerstransferredtoColumbiaUniversitytostudyclinicalpsychologyandeducationalpsychology.In1928,heobtainedamaster'sdegree.Inthesameyear,hewasemployedbytheChildSocialIssuesResearchDepartmentoftheAssociationforthePreventionofChildAbuseinRochester,NewYork.Hewillbethedirectortwoyearslater.

RogersreceivedhisPh.D.in1931.Thesubjectofhisdissertationwasthemeasurementofchildren'spersonalityadaptation.

Teachingcareer

Inthe12yearswhenRogerworkedwiththeAssociationforthePreventionofChildAbusefrom1928to1939,hewasengagedinchildpsychologyservices,includingthediagnosisandtreatmentofcriminalchildren.

From1939to1940,RogersservedasthedirectoroftheChildResearchOfficeoftheAssociationforthePreventionofChildAbuseinRochester,NewYork.

TaughtandwrotebooksatRochesterCityUniversityfrom1935to1940.Basedonmyexperienceinworkingwithproblemchildren,"ClinicalTreatmentofProblemChildren"wascompiled.

From1940to1945,RogersbecameaprofessorofclinicalpsychologyatOhioStateUniversity,wherehecompiledhissecondbook,CounselingandPsychotherapy.

From1945to1957,heservedasaprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofChicagoandestablishedthePsychologicalCounselingCenter.Duringhistenure,heestablishedtheworkingphilosophyoftheconsultingcenterandconductedrelatedresearchtoverifytheeffectivenessofthemethod.

In1956,RogerswasawardedtheOutstandingScientificContributionAwardfromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.

HetaughtpsychologyattheUniversityofWisconsinfrom1957to1963,duringwhichtimehewrotehisbest-sellingbook"OntheGrowthofPeople."

In1961,RogersbecamearesearcherattheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.

From1964to1968,hewasastandingresearcherattheWesternInstituteofBehavioralScience(wBSl)atStanfordUniversity,engagedinhumanisticinterpersonalrelationsresearch.

In1968,heworkedasastandingresearcherattheCenterforHumanResearch(CSP),responsibleforprovidingateachingplanfortraininggroupinstructors.

In1972,hewontheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sOutstandingProfessionalContributionAward.

RogersspenttherestofhislifeinLaJolla,wherehetreatedpeople,gavelectures,andwrotebooksuntilhissuddendeathin1987.

Academicsystem

Personality'sself-theory

ThetheoryofselfisthecoreofRogers'spersonalitytheory,aswellashispsychotherapytheoryandhumanisticeducationtheoryThebasics.Rogersbelievesthattheindividualistheexistenceofacompleteorganism,thebirthplaceofallexperiences,andgrowsanddevelopsdrivenbythetendencyofself-realization.Theresultisthedevelopment,expansionandrealizationof"self"and"self-concept".

"Self-concept"and"experience"aretwoimportantconceptsinRogers'personalitytheory.Theselfincludestheindividual’sentireperceptionofhisownbody,allotherperceptionshehasexperienced,andthewayinwhichtheseperceptionsarerelatedtootherperceptionsintheenvironmentandtheentireexternalworld,thatis,theindividual’scharacteristicsoftheindividual,interpersonalrelationships,andPerceptionofitsvaluenorms.Personalityiscomposedof"experience"and"self-concept".Whenself-conceptandperceptualandbuilt-inexperienceareinacoordinatedstate,heisanintegrated,trueandadaptableperson.Otherwise,hewillexperienceorexperienceInconsistencyofpersonality.Therearetwokindsofself-concepts:oneisthetrueself,whichismorerealisticself-image;theotheristheidealself,whichistheself-imagethatonehopestoachieve.Whetherthesetwoselvesareharmoniousandapproachingdirectlyaffectsthequalityofmentalhealth.

Rogersbelievesthatself-conceptisformedintheprocessofinteractionbetweentheindividualandtheenvironment.Afterthechildisborn,asthebodyandmindgrowup,fromtheinitialobject-self,subjectandobject,theselfandtheenvironmentaregraduallydistinguished,andwiththehelpoflanguage,thesubject-self(I)andtheobject-self(I)arefurtherdistinguished.me).

Rogersuses"unconditionalactiveattention"toexplainthemechanismofself-development.Theso-calledunconditionalactiveattentionisanexperienceofactiveattentionwithoutvalueconditions.Evenwhenhisself-behaviorisnotideal,hestillfeelsthatheistrulyrespected,understoodandcaredbyhisparentsorothers.Rogersbelievesthatintheprocessofself-development,themostbasicnecessityistogetunconditionalactiveattentionininfantsandyoungchildren.Thissatisfactionisachievedwhenmothersgiveinfantsandyoungchildrenwithkindnessandloveandpaylessattentiontohowtheybehave.Inallcases,theyfeeltheirworth.Andthereisnoneedfordefensivebehavior,andtherewillbenoinconsistencybetweenselfandrealityperception.Therefore,onthepathofself-realization,thiskindofpersonwilldevelopallpotentialswithoutrestraint,achievetheultimategoal,andbecomeapersonofhealthypersonality.Later,Rogersappliedthisprincipletopsychotherapy,suggestingthatthetherapist'sattitudetowardstheclientshouldalsobeunconditionallypositiveattention,soastohelptheclientovercomeobstaclesandsolveexistingproblems.

Inhispersonalitytheory,Rogersputforwardtheconceptof"sound-functioningpeople,meaningthosewhogetunconditionalpositiveattention.Suchpeoplehavethefollowingcharacteristics:(1)Theopennessofexperience.Takeanopenattitudetoallexperiences,individualsexperienceallemotionsandexperienceswithoutrestriction,theydonotclosethemselves.(2)Existentiallifestyle.Haveafreshsenseoflifeandliveineverymomentofexistence.(3)Trustyourownbody.Ahealthypersonalityislikeacomputerwithallinformationprogrammed,andtheydon’tthinkabouteverythingtheyfaceinvain.Buttheyconsiderissuescomprehensivelyandcanquicklymakedecisionsaboutthecourseofaction.(4)Asenseoffreedom.Peoplewithsoundfunctionsarethosewith"freewill",andtheirdecisionsaremadebypersonalwishes,ratherthanbeingforcedbyexternalorinternalrepression.Theycanenjoythesenseofpersonalpowerinlife,Believethatthefutureisdeterminedbyoneself.(5)Highlycreative.Thiskindofpersonisrichincreativityandinnovation,ratherthanfollowingorpassivelyadaptingtosocialandculturaltraditions.

Psychotherapytheory

Rogersproposedthat"people-centeredtherapy"representsthemaintrendofhumanisticpsychotherapy.Thatis,ifvisitorsareprovidedwiththebestpsychologicalenvironmentorpsychologicalatmosphere,theywilldotheirbesttomaximizeTounderstandthemselves,changetheirperceptionsofthemselvesandothers,produceself-directedbehaviors,andfinallyreachthelevelofmentalhealth.

RogersbelievesthatthetherapistshouldgiveuphisauthorityandbelievethattheclienthasSelf-correctionability.Atthesametime,thetherapistshouldalsobelievethattheclienthasabasicunderstandingofwhatkindofgoaltoachieve.Ofcourse,theclientneedsrespectfromothersaswellasfromhimself.Thetherapist'staskistoCreateawarm,friendly,andacceptableatmospheresothatvisitorscanenjoytheexperienceofbeingrespected.Itisthevisitor,notthehealer,whodeterminestheprocessoftreatmentandconsultation.Intheprocessoftreatment,treatmentTheclientshouldhave"unconditionalactiveattention"totheclient,thatis,trust,acceptance,listening,expectationandsupportfortheclient.Undertheguidanceofthetherapist,withthecontinuationoftime,theclientwillbeLearnmoreanddevelopwaystosolveproblems.Therefore,thewholeprocessfocusesonthe"hereandnow"insteadoffocusingontheclient's"past"experiencelikeapsychoanalystdoes.

Rogersregardshisviewoftreatmentasaphilosophyoflife,ratherthan"abnormaltreatment".Therefore,thetreatmentandconsultationof"people-centeredtreatment"requiresagooddoctor-patientrelationship.Hebelievesthatthekeytotreatmentisnottechnology,butItistheattitudeofthetherapist,thecreationofatmosphereandtheestablishmentofthetherapeuticrelationship.Thetherapistisnotanexpertanddoesnotunderstandtheirownproblemsbetterthantheclient.Atthesametime,heoutlinesthe12stepsinthetreatmentprocess,emphasizingtheclientandthetreatmentInformationandemotionalcommunicationbetweenpatients,bothneedtoexertthegreatestdegreeofsubjectiveinitiativeinthetreatmentprocess.

Educationalconcept

Sincethetwentiethcentury,Rogershasextendedhis"person-centeredtherapy"theorybeyondthefieldofpsychotherapy,forminga"student-centered"educationview.Hebelievesthatstudentlearningisakindofexperientiallearning,whichcentersonthegrowthofstudentexperienceandtakesthespontaneityandinitiativeofstudentsasthemotivationforlearning.Therefore,thegoalofeducationistopromotestudentchangeandlearnhowtolearn,andcultivatestudentstobeabletoadapttochangesandknowhowtolearn,withuniquepersonalitycharacteristicsandfullyfunctioning"freepeople".Rogersemphasizedthatintheprocessofachievingthisgoal,teachersshouldimplement"non-directive"teachingtheoriesandstrategies,thatis,teachersshouldrespectandcherishstudents,andresonateemotionallyandideologicallywithstudents;theyshouldbeliketherapists.Haveasympatheticunderstandingofstudentsaswellasvisitors,understandstudents’reactionsfromthedepthsoftheirhearts,andbesensitivetotheirviewsoneducationandlearning;truststudents,andatthesametimefeelthetrustofstudents.Onlyinthiswaycanthedesirededucationaleffectbeachieved.

PersonalWorks

PsychologyPapers

1949

Theattitudeandorientationofthecounselorinclient-centeredtherapy

1950

Acurrentformulationofclient-centeredtherapy

1951

Client-centeredtherapy:Itscurrentpractice,implicationsandtheory

1957

Thenecessaryandsufficientconditionsofpersonalitychange.

1975

Empathic—Anunappreciatedwayofbeing

PsychologyWorks

Era

Name

1939

《ProblemChildrenClinicaltreatment"

1942

"ConsultationandPsychotherapy:RecentConceptsandPractices"

1951

"Party-centeredtreatment:practice,applicationandrationaleOn"

1954

"PsychologicalTreatmentandPersonalityChange"(co-author)

1959

"Therapy,Personality,andInterpersonalRelationshipsDevelopedinaPatient-CenteredFramework"

1961

OnBecomingAPersonATherapist'sViewofPsychotherapy

1969

"FreeStudy"

1970

"RogersontheKnowingGroup"

1980

"OntheGrowthofPeople"(AWAYOFBEING)

Otherworks

Inadditiontothediscussionofpsychologicaltheories,Rogersextendedhistheorytothefieldsofsocialethicsandphilosophy.

Year

Name

1973

Spouseselection:marriageanditschoice

1977

"CarlRogersonPersonalPower"

1980

"AWayofBeing"

1983

"EightyAge[FreedomofLearning]"

MainContributions

Openingupanewmethodofpsychotherapy

RogersPutforwardthe"person-centeredtreatment"method,whichisanotherimportanttheoryafterFreudinthefieldofpsychotherapy.Heholdsapositiveandoptimisticattitudetowardsthenatureofhumans,advocatesthefreedomofchoice,promoteshumaninitiativeandcreativity,andrefutesthemechanicaldeterminismofbehaviorismandthebiologicaldeterminismofpsychoanalysis;hismethodisrelativelysimpleandeasytoimplement.,Nolong-termandstricttrainingisrequired,andthetreatmenttimeisshort.

Developedpersonalitytheory

RogerswasoneoftheimportantpersonalitytheoristsintheWestfromthe1960stothe1980s.Heemphasizedtheintegrityofpersonalityandtheroleoftheselfinpersonality.Payattentiontothecultivationofhealthypersonality,soithasanimportantinfluenceonself-psychology.Inaddition,RogerstriedtouseQanalysistechnologytounderstandpeople'sself-conceptandphysicalexperience.Somekeyconceptsofhispersonalitytheorybecameoperabletechnologies,whichattractedtheattentionofmainstreampsychologists.ManypeoplearestilldeeplyinterestedinRogers'personalitytheory,andverifyanddeveloptheirtheoreticalviewsintheirownpractice.

Promotingthedevelopmentofeducationaltheory

Rogers’s"student-centered"educationalthoughtisoneofthethreeinfluentialeducationaltheoriessincetheSecondWorldWar.Intheresearchontheclassificationof"teachingmode",Rogers'"non-directiveteaching"islistedatthetopofthe"personalrightstyle",whichshowshisextensiveandfar-reachinginfluenceoneducation.Heopposesthesuppressionofhumannatureandtheemphasisonknowledgeandsentimentintraditionaleducation,andadvocatestocutstudents'self-potentiality,establishagoodteacher-studentrelationshipandclassroomatmosphere,andinspirestudents'subjectiveinitiative,autonomyandcreativity.TheseconceptsandspiritshavebeenintegratedintothecontemporaryWesterneducationsystem.

CharacterEvaluation

TheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationpraisedhisachievementswhenhepresentedhisOutstandingSpecialContributionAward:Rogersisaninnovatorinthestudyofpersonality,apioneerinteamsportsandorganizationalpsychologyThefacilitator,andleftanimmortalmarkforpsychology.

YeHaoshengbelievesthatRogershasopenedupanewmethodofpsychotherapy.Rogers’"human-centeredtherapy"approachisthemostinfluentialtheoryinthefieldofpsychotherapyafterFreud.

AmericanUniversityscholarSchutzpointedoutin1977:Thenon-supervisedorpatient-centeredtreatmentdevelopedbyRogershasbecomeahouseholdnameintheUnitedStatesandhasbeenusedinvariousbackgroundstoimprovetheindividual’spersonality..

MossfromtheUniversityofLeedspointedoutthatthegreateducationalpsychologistCarlRogers’influencehasbeengrowingdaybyday.Theimaginativeuseoftelevision(inschool)canbeattributedtothismovement.Theself-initiated,self-dependentlearningdescribedbyRogerswillbegintobeeffectivelyusedontelevisionatalllearninglevelsinthenextfewdecades.

Inanarticlecommemoratingthe50thanniversaryofvisitorcentertreatment,KeithbelievedthatRogersemphasizedtheimportanceofthetherapeuticrelationshipasanelementofeffectivetreatmentinpsychotherapy;clarifiedthatpeoplearebornwithpotential,Towardsaself-fulfillingpointofview;tocreateanddeveloptheartoflisteningandunderstanding,andtoproveitstherapeuticeffectontheclient;tointroducetheterm"client"anddiscardtheterm"patient"inordertomaintainthedignityandequalityoftheseekerRespect;pioneeredtherecordingoftreatmentsessionsforlearningandresearch;pioneeredtheuseofscientificmethodstostudytheprocessandresultsofpsychotherapy;pavingthewayforpsychologistsandothernon-medicalprofessionalstoengageinpsychotherapy;Animportantcontributiontothedevelopmentofthe"KnowingGroup"movement;reformsinthefieldofeducationcontributetoaradicalconceptandpractice;theapplicationofpeople-centeredconceptsandpracticestoresolveconflictsandworldpeace.

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