Roger That
Drama Lama
Conditions Apply... or Not?
Talk It Out
100

In 3 Idiots, Rancho encourages his friends to follow their passion rather than live by society’s expectations. Carl Rogers would say he is helping them overcome these limiting personal beliefs.

What are conditions of worth?

100

If your Instagram profile looks nothing like your real life, Rogers might say you’re experiencing this gap between your actual and ideal self.

What is incongruence?

100

Parents who only praise their children if they get good grades are using this type of conditional approval.

What are conditions of worth?

100

Unlike Freud, who focused on the past, Rogers focused on the client's experiences in this time frame.

What is the present?

200

In How I Met Your Mother, Ted Mosby constantly idealizes his future self but struggles with who he actually is. What Rogerian concept does this show?

What is incongruence?

200

When your self-image and actual experience match up, you’ve achieved this satisfying psychological state

What is congruence?

200

When someone only feels valuable if they meet certain expectations, their self-worth is based on these.

What are external conditions?

200

This essential skill involves a therapist repeating or summarizing what the client said to show they truly understand.

What is reflection?

300

In Dear Zindagi, Dr. Jehangir Khan helps Kaira understand her emotions rather than telling her what to do. This reflects Rogers’ belief in what kind of therapy? .

What is client-centered therapy?

300

According to Rogers, when there is a significant gap between your real self and ideal self, you may experience this uncomfortable emotional state.

What is anxiety or distress?

300

A Rogerian therapist helps clients break free from conditions of worth so they can develop this more stable sense of self.

What is self-acceptance?

300

Instead of acting like a know-it-all, a Rogerian therapist does this to make the client feel heard and understood.

What is empathizing

400

In Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Captain Holt supports Jake without judgment, even when Jake messes up. Rogers would call this…

What is unconditional positive regard?

400

A person struggling with incongruence may experience this defense mechanism, where they distort reality to protect their self-image

What is denial?

400

True or False: Rogers believed people must earn unconditional positive regard by behaving well.

What is false?

400

In therapy, unconditional positive regard helps clients feel safe enough to explore their emotions without fear of this.

What is judgment?