Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was an American psychologist and a founding figure of humanistic psychology, best known for pioneering the person-centered approach to therapy, education, and organizational life. Central to his theory are unconditional positive regard, congruence, empathic understanding, and an innate actualizing tendency. He served as APA president in 1947 and surveys have ranked him among the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century.
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BirthplaceOak Park, Illinois, U.S. 1 Death PlaceSan Diego, California, U.S. 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionDeveloped person-centered (client-centered) psychotherapy and co-founded humanistic psychology. 1 Notable WorkClient-Centered Therapy (1951) 1 Connections
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Developed person-centered therapy, foundational to clinical practice.
Person-centered therapy is a core model taught and practiced in counseling psychology specifically.
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one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was known especially for his person-centered psychotherapy
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His findings and theories appeared in Client-Centered Therapy (1951)
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Died February 4, 1987
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American psychologist (1902-1987)
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In 1940, Rogers became professor of clinical psychology at Ohio State University, where he wrote his second book, Counseling and Psychotherapy (1942).
Humanistic psychology
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built on their work establishing a third force in psychology
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Person-centered therapy (PCT) is a humanistic approach to psychotherapy developed by psychologist Carl Rogers and colleagues beginning in the 1940s and extending into the 1980s.
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