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A Way of Being
A profound and deeply personal collection of essays by renowned psychologist Carl Rogers The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement and father of client-centered therapy, based his life's work on his fundamental belief in the human potential for growth. A Way of Being was written in the early 1980s, near the end of Carl Rogers's career, and serves...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
September 7th 1995
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(first published 1980)
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I stole this book from my little brother, who took a seminar on existential and humanistic psychology during his last semester of college. Lucky duck!
Anyway, Carl Rogers is badass. I taught Introduction to Psychology this summer for the third time, and whenever we discuss his person-centered approach, I get bemused questions such as, "So he just...listened to his clients? Really listened to them? And it worked?" Well, yes. Essentially, Carl Rogers articulated the idea that ...more
Anyway, Carl Rogers is badass. I taught Introduction to Psychology this summer for the third time, and whenever we discuss his person-centered approach, I get bemused questions such as, "So he just...listened to his clients? Really listened to them? And it worked?" Well, yes. Essentially, Carl Rogers articulated the idea that ...more
كاتب جامد بيحسسنى انه فى منى كتير اكدلى على معانى كتير كنت عارفه انها صح بس كنت محتاجه حد يأكدلى عليها كنت اتمنى لو اقدر اتعامل معاه واكلمه حد بيحس بالناس اوى وبيهتم لمشاعرهم اتعلمت ازاى احس اللى ورا الكلام وورا الملامح قد ايه ده مهم للناس انك تحس بيهم وتفهمهم وانك لازم تحاول فى حلبمك انه يتحقق ولو مؤمن بفكره لازم تشتغل عليها كويس وتفضل وراها للاخر حتى لو العالم كله وقف ضدك فى الاول لازم تكمل ومتيأسش فى الوسط
I read this as a text for a college course. Carl Rogers is considered one of the fathers of psychology. His book is written from a changed perception based on his research over the length of his lifetime.
It is very well written with the author's humor (and sometimes frustration) coming through in his poetic words. I would have enjoyed hearing one of his lectures in person during his lifetime.
Maybe someday I will reread it and like it better.
It is very well written with the author's humor (and sometimes frustration) coming through in his poetic words. I would have enjoyed hearing one of his lectures in person during his lifetime.
Maybe someday I will reread it and like it better.
i am not sure when i first read this book, but i think it was some time in high school (a book i saw from my dad's large collection of philosophy/psychology/mythology books).
as i read this, it inspired me to read more psychology books to motivate me to a better misunderstanding of myself and the world around me.
too bad, i am not "school smart", or else i would become a psychologist (never a psychiatrist!). although, after meeting a random person (indian with ha...more
as i read this, it inspired me to read more psychology books to motivate me to a better misunderstanding of myself and the world around me.
too bad, i am not "school smart", or else i would become a psychologist (never a psychiatrist!). although, after meeting a random person (indian with ha...more
how could anyone not love Carl Rogers? this is not true memoir in most common style, but compendium of a lot of his lectures with his later thoughts added. He was naive--foretold the 80s and beyond as being the age of enlightenment and human potential being reached by the larger society. don't we all wish.
School book but its not overly dry and a great explanation of the history of the person centered approach to therapy starting around 1950. Its not a comprehensive history but rather Rogers take on it. He was right in the middle of it though.
A must read for counselors, therapists, psychologists, and students of psychology. The book serves as a superb resource and foundational text.
This book is a collection of speeches and writings from Carl Rogers reflecting on his extensive experience in Psychology. He has had a big influence on the world of psychology in moving away from a prescriptive approach (I know what's best for you) to a non-directive approach (let the patient lead). It's very interesting and has certainly been a model of application in my own pastoral training. He makes reference to eastern philosophies of leadership which I also find fascinating - this sense...more
I have read this book two times and I know i will read it again. It is just that GOOD!!! I highly recommend this to EVERYONE.
This book is incredibly insightful and I think everyone will find personal meaning among its pages.
Rogers is such a great example of unconditional loving.
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