On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy
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The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy with his concept of "client-centered therapy." His influence has spanned decades, but that influence has become so much a part of mainstream psychology that the ingenious nature of his work has almost been forgotten. A new introduction by Peter Kramer sheds light on the significance of Dr. Rogers's work today. New discoveries in the field of psychopharmacology, especially that of the antidepressant Prozac, have spawned a quick-fix drug revolution that has obscured the psychotherapeutic relationship. As the pendulum slowly swings back toward an appreciation of the therapeutic encounter, Dr. Rogers's "client-centered therapy" becomes particularly timely and important.
IntroductionPreface: To the ReaderCh. 1"This is Me"3Ch. 2Some Hypotheses Regarding the Facilitation of Personal Growth31Ch. 3The Characteristics of a Helping Relationship39Ch. 4What We Know About Psychotherapy - Objectively and Subjectively59Ch. 5Some of the Directions Evident in Therapy73Ch. 6What It Means to Become a Person107Ch. 7A Process Conception of Psychotherapy125Ch. 8"To Be That Self Which One Truly Is": A Therapist's View of Personal Goals163Ch. 9A Therapist's View of the Good Life: The Fully Functioning Person183Ch. 10Persons or Science? A Philosophical Question199Ch. 11Personality Change in Psychotherapy225Ch. 12Client-Centered Therapy in its Context of Research243Ch. 13Personal Thoughts on Teaching and Learning273Ch. 14Significant Learning: In Therapy and in Education279Ch. 15Student-Centered Teaching as Experienced by a Participant297Ch. 16The Implications of Client-Centered Therapy for Family Life314Ch. 17Dealing with Breakdowns in Communication - Interpersonal and Intergroup329Ch. 18A Tentative Formulation of a General Law of Interpersonal Relationships338Ch. 19Toward a Theory of Creativity347Ch. 20The Growing Power of the Behavioral Sciences363Ch. 21The Place of the Individual in the New World of the Behavioral Sciences384Appendix: A Chronological Bibliography of the publications of Carl R. Rogers. 1930-1960403Acknowledgments413Index415
