Reflections on thomism and client-centered psychotherapy

To summarize, Rogers and Aquinas both stress the importance of existential experience and sense data. Although Rogers is more concerned with human freedom and "being" than are many modern "adjustment" psychotherapists, he is still circumscribed by his initial positivistic assumpt...

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Main Author: Meany, John O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1970]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1970, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 203-217
Further subjects:B Human Feeling
B Human Freedom
B Sense Data
B Deep Respect
B Positivistic Assumption
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Summary:To summarize, Rogers and Aquinas both stress the importance of existential experience and sense data. Although Rogers is more concerned with human freedom and "being" than are many modern "adjustment" psychotherapists, he is still circumscribed by his initial positivistic assumptions about the nature of man in his therapy. but these assumptions may be in the process of change.But like Aquinas, Rogers has a deep respect for the person, a respect for his emotions, a respect for his whole existential being.38 Rogers once stated that the client-centered point of view is "devoid of thequid pro quo aspect of most experiences we call love. It is the simple outgoing human feeling of one individual for another, a feeling it seems ... which is even more basic than sexual or parental feelings. It is a caring enough about the person that you do not wish to interfere with his development, nor to use him for any self-aggrandizing goals of your own. Your satisfaction comes in having set him free to grow in his own fashion."39 Isn't this the spiritual detachment of real Christian love?
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01532320