Being Cpngruent self assessment Carl Rogers W7 A3

Being Congruent

List of what I am

Honest

Integrity

Shy

Studious

Tired

Dedicated

Punctual

Analytical

Kind

Generous

Nice

Open minded

Temperamental

Serious

List of what I would like to become

Ideally I would like to be all these but

less temperamental

less serious

have more of a sense of humor

have more fun

smile more

be friendlier

not such a work-aholic

not so shy and more relaxed

Yet , I can be too nice and

kind at times

and I should say no ' more often than I do

Examine the similarities and differences between the two lists and provide explanations

Anchored on Carl Rogers ' theory on the person-centered approach of understanding behavior and applying such an understanding to the healing ' process , the concept of congruence is among the highlights of this renowned theorist 's perspective . It is understood as a concept which usually starts or initiated by the therapist or practitioner and modelled to the client whereby the former displays more of the real person that he /she is and reducing denial of the real struggles or feelings that tend to be kept inside (Smith , 1997 Rogers , 1951 . In the process , the client learns to unveil the real self rather than assume a fazade which not only masks the real problems , make the therapeutic relationship increasingly difficult (Rogers , 1959 . Rogers probably in his long years of exposure to different clients or patients , found commonality in his interactions that help facilitate better recovery and congruence as modelled by a therapist eventually gained its place in his approach

My list (Roman numeral I ) reflects specifically what I am like and readily present a sketch on my person . There are obvious similarities and the differences are there as well . I have many characteristics that I wish I have such as what I had just enumerated in the second set of list (II . The reason that there are differences especially the yearning on my part , for instance , to be less temperamental ' spring from the fact that because I am too tired from being dedicated and serious which are manifested in the works I do , I tend to be short-tempered or easily get irritated . In for this to be attained , the legitimate need to be less serious or work-aholic and have more fun then , is easily understood or acceptable . This actually portrays a healthy tug of being real and aspiring to be more real to others in more ways than I am at present . Sufficient to say , basing on the idealization of the self by Rogers , I appear to be a congruent person because I gain more insights of who I am

Include an action point that provides details on how you will strive for more congruency between your actual and ideal self

Action Point

There are some steps ' that had been coined by Rogers to put the theory in action , so to speak . To elaborate , the following are some of the most important things that I will be doing or implementing for a targeted...