According to Carl Rogers, unconditional positive regard involves basic acceptance and support of a person, regardless of what the person says or does. The therapist gives space for the client to express whatever immediate feeling is going on—confusion, resentment, fear, anger, courage, love, or pride.
- Discuss the role of the therapist’s personality in person-centered psychotherapy.
- Are there particular people who have been or would be especially difficult for you to unconditionally positively regard?
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Despite the stressed roles, it might be difficult for a therapist to demonstrate unconditional positive regard. In my capacity as a therapist using the person-centered theory, it would be difficult to exhibit UPR when interacting with a client who discloses being a serial killer (Farber et al., 2018). For instance, it would be challenging for me to engage Ted Bundy after confessing to murdering 30 innocent people (Fahim & Dangwal, 2022). Despite studies showing that Bundy has a personality disorder, it would have been difficult for me to actively listen to his confessions without criticizing his actions as wrong and unjust.
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