Wow! I'm writing an assignment and was getting a bit bogged down in thinking about my own self-concept and how it relates to my actualising tendency. I'm so grateful that towards the end of this video you unpack that relationship so clearly and carefully. Thank you!
Thank you Chris for taking the time to highlight, break down and explain extremely clearly, the areas of counselling. I want to thank you for all the videos that you have done and posted. I am a student doing a level 4 diploma. There is quite a lot of context and information about person centred counselling and it has areas which take time to fully comprehend and achieve confidence in. I have saved your videos for future reference. More experienced counsellors could offer so much to future generations. You are a credit. Thank you 😊
Andrea, thank you so SO much for your comment. It means so much to me and so glad that the videos are serving the purpose that I had hoped. I hope to have a lot more coming soon and anything I particular you would like covering, let me know! Best of luck with your studies and thank you once again for the time and thought in leaving your comment. Chris
You explained this concept very well and though you say it is hard, I understood it very well. You made me enjoy Carl Roger's concept of person centered approach. The fact that he considered all life forms as having a desire to be better and always pursuing self actualisation is such a wonderful concept. It seems to me that he was a very understanding and caring man at heart. I must say that his clients must have been blessed to have him as a therapist. I would love to get a hold of his book, "A Way of Being" to read more and understand what he was all about and hopefully better understand how he conducted his therapy sessions! Thanks! :)
Yes, it would have been great to have an experience of being his client and as you say, the actualising tendency is a great reminder of how we are all just doing the best we can in the only way we know how. I found ‘A way of being’ a great introduction to Rogers and I hope you manage to get a copy :)
i can’t thank you enough, i’m doing a counselling course and you explain things that i have struggled for weeks to understand. truly thankyou, keep up your good work!
Thank you for a simple and good explanation of the actualising tendency. It helps me a lot in my studies here in sweden. It's not always easy to understand all the psychological terms and explanations.
Good day sir hope you are well I am interested in starting a career in counselling your videos had me glued to my screen and it's very enlighting bcoz I have a more clear understanding of this field
Thank you so much for this video, I am doing counseling studies, and your explanation of actualizing tendency was clear and concise, I can finally get on writing my review about this theory.
I really appreciate this video, as someone who has just started a person-centred specific counselling course I can find Carl's original works quite difficult to follow and piece together sometimes. Please could you maybe outline how the actualising tendency is different to 'self actualization' or the 'tendency towards self-actualisation'? Carl refers to it in 'A Theory of Therapy, Personality, and Interpersonal Relationships as Developed in the client-centred framework' chapter on pages 196-197 after writing about the actualizing tendancy. Maybe it will become clearer to me the more I read and learn. Your videos are amazing, thank you!!
Thank you so much for your comment and stopping by. In PC Theory "self-actualisation" actually refers to actualisation of the self-concept so is quite different to how it is usually used by people, in terms of reaching their full potential. I think I cover this in more detail on my self-concept video and also in an article on my website which you can find here - christhecounsellor.co.uk/self-actualization-the-true-meaning/ - I hope that helps with what you need but anything else that needs clarifying, please feel free to let me know!
Thank you so so much! I have been really struggling around this subject and you have cleared it up for me. Thanks again. I will subscribe and watch more videos. All the best for 2021
Hi Eileen, thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. It is really appreciated and very well received :) Really glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful.
Thank you, very helpful I'm finding it hard to understand if this would apply to anxiety and depression so common mental health issues. Would this be self actualisation also or are mental health issues not included ?
That’s a good question. Mental health issues could be said as reactions or even ways of responding to the difficulties we face. Rogers, himself said that as the organismic valuing process and self concept move further apart, this causes psychological tension and anxiety, so that could some way to understanding it. CMHP could be seen as signs of this tension and our minds response to the internal struggle we are facing. I hope that helps. Really appreciate the comment and question
@@ChrisTheCounsellor No thank you, I've just been watching alot more of your educational theoretical idea's and some of Carl Rogers so far. Great teachings, respect!
Hi Chris....A very clear and well structured video. Thank you. What are your thoughts on Suicide and the actualising tendency? I am struggling to see how suicide fits in the PCT world. Thanks again.
Hi Andy. Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. I think that’s a great question and one for lots of discussion. Obviously, as Counsellors we have an ethical and professional responsibility working with clients at risk of harm and the guidelines that are in place for working with that. However, in terms of the actualising tendency, it could be argued that suicide could be an expression of this if the person feels like this is their motivation and what they need to do to ultimate enhance their experience (or at least end suffering). It is a very complex and sensitive area and one that’s hard to capture in this comment but certainly worth lots of reflection and discussion. I hope that helps in some way!
Hi Chris, I have found this video extremely helpful, thank you. I have just started level 3 and I have already become frustrated with how some of my peers still have the belief that they need to become the helpee's superhero, directing the helpee and instructing the helpee on how to overcome their issues. My question to you, is this subject covered in level 3? I believe that if the whole class can understand this and understand self-concept we might be able to move forward in our learning. I also understand that my question seems to go against the objectives of the "Actualising Tendency" but I'm feeling as if Level 3 is a bit of a barrier for me reaching Level 4. Thank you Duncan
Hi Duncan, firstly, apologies for my slight delay in getting back to you, its been a pretty hectic week! I'm really glad that you found the video useful and thank you for your comment and question. Whether the Actualising Tendency will be covered on your level 3 will very much depend on the syllabus that your centre uses and also your tutors. It sounds as though there is frustration in experiencing how others are responding in the Helper role. I think ideally, it would be great for you and other students to have space to explore what this might be about, as well as your feelings towards it. This can be really great learning for everyone involved, but again this will depend on the structure and delivery of your course. If you are not able to do this in class, then it could be a really helpful thing for you to explore for yourself and also help in progressing to the Level 4 also, but I can understand the frustration in experiencing this, especially if you feel it may be prohibiting your progression or learning. I hope that gives some help, even if not a fix as such! Happy to answer anything more in relation to this response. Thanks again for reaching out, Chris
Hi Denise, I am a Person-centred Counsellor and studied at a variety of places through the different levels. If its helpful, there is another video on my channel about some of the routes you can take to acquire credentials if it is something you're interested in. Hope that helps and thanks for the comment.
Sorry for the typo I have not received my license I would like to but it seems too time consuming so perhaps I will be looking at a couple of certificates
Hi Joan, yes Rogers uses the terms interchangeably but tended to use self-concept more and this is also used more in modern day writings too. Hope that helps, Chris
I’m not quite sure I understand the term “resonances” here but if you check the video I have just uploaded, you can put your requests in there and I’ll do my best :)
So how does the therapist help a client towards self-actualisation? 🤔 By helping to create the right conditions? If so, how would this be done with a drug dealer for example? Would they help them to find better sources to get their drugs? 💊💷And what happens to those of us who were the potatoes in the cellar? I can answer that one: They get thrown onto the compost heap. 🥔😔
I remember an experiment that an Oriental man did with water. He spoke nasty to a container of water and with another words of love and optomism. When both were frozen, under a microscope the crystal of the negative container had distorted deformed crystals, but the other container that was spoken with love etc had beautiful well formed crystals. Goes without saying.
I personally often find Rogers texts to be quite hard to digest. This is really helpful and makes me grasp a better understanding.
+Lauren he’s a funny one! Can have the most relatable of writing at times and then scientific jargon other times!! Glad this helped :)
Wow! I'm writing an assignment and was getting a bit bogged down in thinking about my own self-concept and how it relates to my actualising tendency. I'm so grateful that towards the end of this video you unpack that relationship so clearly and carefully. Thank you!
So glad to read this and that it was of use to you! Good luck with the assignment and thanks for your comment :)
Thank you Chris for taking the time to highlight, break down and explain extremely clearly, the areas of counselling. I want to thank you for all the videos that you have done and posted. I am a student doing a level 4 diploma. There is quite a lot of context and information about person centred counselling and it has areas which take time to fully comprehend and achieve confidence in. I have saved your videos for future reference.
More experienced counsellors could offer so much to future generations. You are a credit. Thank you 😊
Andrea, thank you so SO much for your comment. It means so much to me and so glad that the videos are serving the purpose that I had hoped. I hope to have a lot more coming soon and anything I particular you would like covering, let me know! Best of luck with your studies and thank you once again for the time and thought in leaving your comment. Chris
You're very talented at making difficult concepts easy to understand. I appreciate you for making this video.
Thank you for such a lovely comment and I’m really glad that the video was helpful for you
Very clear explanation on self actulisation between Rogers and Maslow. Excellent!
Thank you, really glad it helped
You explained this concept very well and though you say it is hard, I understood it very well. You made me enjoy Carl Roger's concept of person centered approach. The fact that he considered all life forms as having a desire to be better and always pursuing self actualisation is such a wonderful concept. It seems to me that he was a very understanding and caring man at heart. I must say that his clients must have been blessed to have him as a therapist. I would love to get a hold of his book, "A Way of Being" to read more and understand what he was all about and hopefully better understand how he conducted his therapy sessions! Thanks! :)
Yes, it would have been great to have an experience of being his client and as you say, the actualising tendency is a great reminder of how we are all just doing the best we can in the only way we know how. I found ‘A way of being’ a great introduction to Rogers and I hope you manage to get a copy :)
i can’t thank you enough, i’m doing a counselling course and you explain things that i have struggled for weeks to understand. truly thankyou, keep up your good work!
So SO glad to read this. Thank you
I am searching a lot to understand it clearly and finally this help me to understand it. Thank you for having this video
I am so glad to read of that, Irene. Thank you for stopping by and for the comment
Thank you for a simple and good explanation of the actualising tendency. It helps me a lot in my studies here in sweden. It's not always easy to understand all the psychological terms and explanations.
I am so glad to read that! Thanks so much for stopping by and your comment and so glad it has been useful!
Good day sir hope you are well I am interested in starting a career in counselling your videos had me glued to my screen and it's very enlighting bcoz I have a more clear understanding of this field
This is such a lovely comment for me to read - thank you and I hope that you manage to find your way in the possible career change!! Good luck
this gave me so much more clarity in understanding this. thank you
I am so glad to read that :) Thanks for your comment
I agree I love person center approach but your videos help me understanding it better.
So glad. Thanks for the comment
Thanks Chris. Its much clearer after watching this
So glad, Stuart! Thanks for the comment
Thank you so much for this video, I am doing counseling studies, and your explanation of actualizing tendency was clear and concise, I can finally get on writing my review about this theory.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment and delighted it has helped and had a positive impact! Good luck with the writing and studies!!
Thank you very much really generous of you to do a such a valuable video make me understand the process and theories 😊
Thanks Hannah, that’s a lovely comment and so glad it was helpful
this helped me so much thank you Chris for putting this theory into easily digestible words
Thank you so much for the comment, that’s really lovely to read and I’m so glad it was helpful :)
Great Video Chris really well explained and clearly projected, it's a great tool for clarification and understanding, keep up the good work.
I really appreciate this video, as someone who has just started a person-centred specific counselling course I can find Carl's original works quite difficult to follow and piece together sometimes. Please could you maybe outline how the actualising tendency is different to 'self actualization' or the 'tendency towards self-actualisation'? Carl refers to it in 'A Theory of Therapy, Personality, and Interpersonal Relationships as Developed in the client-centred framework' chapter on pages 196-197 after writing about the actualizing tendancy. Maybe it will become clearer to me the more I read and learn. Your videos are amazing, thank you!!
Thank you so much for your comment and stopping by. In PC Theory "self-actualisation" actually refers to actualisation of the self-concept so is quite different to how it is usually used by people, in terms of reaching their full potential. I think I cover this in more detail on my self-concept video and also in an article on my website which you can find here - christhecounsellor.co.uk/self-actualization-the-true-meaning/ - I hope that helps with what you need but anything else that needs clarifying, please feel free to let me know!
Thank you so so much! I have been really struggling around this subject and you have cleared it up for me. Thanks again. I will subscribe and watch more videos. All the best for 2021
I am so glad to read that Simon! Hoping to get more content out soon and good to have you on board 🙌🏻
This has been really helpful. What a brilliant explanation of the actualising tendency. Thank you 😊. X
Hi Eileen, thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. It is really appreciated and very well received :) Really glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful.
this is great Chris, thanks very much. I can understand it all now! :)
just discovered your channel btw, it's is extremely helpful. Thanks
So glad to read that Agi! Really glad the video and channel is helpful and glad to have you here!
Thanks so much for the video Chris. Really helpful.
I’m really glad to read that, Sam. Thanks for the comment
This was a fab explanation, thanks Chris! It's really helped.
I’m so glad Zara, thank you
This was incredibly helpful, thanks so much!
So glad to read that! You are more than welcome :)
You explained this brilliantly, thank you , i understand it so much better now - Dawm
Thanks so much for the comment Dawn, I’m really glad it helped :)
I have found this so helpful! Thank you very much
So glad to read that Betty, thank you
very clear. much appreciated.
Thanks so much for stopping by and the comment - really glad it was helpful!!
very nicely presented...very helpful...
Thank you! Much appreciated :)
my brain is frying, but thank you so much for explaining this concept to me in a less technical way. thankls
So glad it helped and thanks for leaving your comment too
Thank you, very helpful
I'm finding it hard to understand if this would apply to anxiety and depression so common mental health issues. Would this be self actualisation also or are mental health issues not included ?
That’s a good question. Mental health issues could be said as reactions or even ways of responding to the difficulties we face. Rogers, himself said that as the organismic valuing process and self concept move further apart, this causes psychological tension and anxiety, so that could some way to understanding it. CMHP could be seen as signs of this tension and our minds response to the internal struggle we are facing. I hope that helps. Really appreciate the comment and question
Absolute fantastic anaology Sir!
Thank you ☺️
@@ChrisTheCounsellor No thank you, I've just been watching alot more of your educational theoretical idea's and some of Carl Rogers so far. Great teachings, respect!
@@cameroncottage So glad to read that and that it is helpful. Good luck with the learning and any questions, you know where I am :)
Wow were are living proof after this year, we still try to make the best of it all
Very good point! Everyone just dealing with it in the best way they know how!! Thanks for the comment
Thanks Chris. It was very helpful .
Glad to hear it! Thank you for the comment
GREAT...Thank you so much
Thank you Rukhshi, glad it was helpful
Hi Chris....A very clear and well structured video. Thank you.
What are your thoughts on Suicide and the actualising tendency? I am struggling to see how suicide fits in the PCT world. Thanks again.
Hi Andy. Thanks for the comment, much appreciated.
I think that’s a great question and one for lots of discussion. Obviously, as Counsellors we have an ethical and professional responsibility working with clients at risk of harm and the guidelines that are in place for working with that. However, in terms of the actualising tendency, it could be argued that suicide could be an expression of this if the person feels like this is their motivation and what they need to do to ultimate enhance their experience (or at least end suffering). It is a very complex and sensitive area and one that’s hard to capture in this comment but certainly worth lots of reflection and discussion. I hope that helps in some way!
Great videos!
Thanks Marta, so glad they are well received
Hi Chris, I have found this video extremely helpful, thank you. I have just started level 3 and I have already become frustrated with how some of my peers still have the belief that they need to become the helpee's superhero, directing the helpee and instructing the helpee on how to overcome their issues.
My question to you, is this subject covered in level 3? I believe that if the whole class can understand this and understand self-concept we might be able to move forward in our learning. I also understand that my question seems to go against the objectives of the "Actualising Tendency" but I'm feeling as if Level 3 is a bit of a barrier for me reaching Level 4.
Thank you
Duncan
Hi Duncan, firstly, apologies for my slight delay in getting back to you, its been a pretty hectic week!
I'm really glad that you found the video useful and thank you for your comment and question. Whether the Actualising Tendency will be covered on your level 3 will very much depend on the syllabus that your centre uses and also your tutors. It sounds as though there is frustration in experiencing how others are responding in the Helper role. I think ideally, it would be great for you and other students to have space to explore what this might be about, as well as your feelings towards it. This can be really great learning for everyone involved, but again this will depend on the structure and delivery of your course.
If you are not able to do this in class, then it could be a really helpful thing for you to explore for yourself and also help in progressing to the Level 4 also, but I can understand the frustration in experiencing this, especially if you feel it may be prohibiting your progression or learning. I hope that gives some help, even if not a fix as such! Happy to answer anything more in relation to this response. Thanks again for reaching out, Chris
Chris what type of counselor are you ? How did you acquire your credentials?
Hi Denise, I am a Person-centred Counsellor and studied at a variety of places through the different levels. If its helpful, there is another video on my channel about some of the routes you can take to acquire credentials if it is something you're interested in. Hope that helps and thanks for the comment.
Babb and acquire my license I wanted to but right now I'm working on my phd and community engagement
Sorry for the typo I have not received my license I would like to but it seems too time consuming so perhaps I will be looking at a couple of certificates
Thankyou so much this is a great video Chris.
Thanks for your comment. The references are in the video, under the quotes? Or am I misunderstanding what you are needing?
Chris The Counsellor nope you’re right mate , I’ve been a complete idiot and completely missed that , cheers Chris
Glad that we worked it out and that you have what you need :)
is self- concept the same as self-structure? great videos to watch and learn from, made easy to understand.
Hi Joan, yes Rogers uses the terms interchangeably but tended to use self-concept more and this is also used more in modern day writings too. Hope that helps, Chris
super helpful. thank you so much!!
Glad to hear it Cali. Thank you
Thank you so much
Thanks Shakira
Can you make a video in all resonances, please. Thanks
I’m not quite sure I understand the term “resonances” here but if you check the video I have just uploaded, you can put your requests in there and I’ll do my best :)
Can you discuss the formative tendency
This is great, very helpful :)
Thanks Carmel, glad you found it helpful :)
So how does the therapist help a client towards self-actualisation? 🤔 By helping to create the right conditions? If so, how would this be done with a drug dealer for example? Would they help them to find better sources to get their drugs? 💊💷And what happens to those of us who were the potatoes in the cellar? I can answer that one: They get thrown onto the compost heap. 🥔😔
I'd call it survival instinct for non-conscious living organisms 🤷🏼♀️
I remember an experiment that an Oriental man did with water. He spoke nasty to a container of water and with another words of love and optomism. When both were frozen, under a microscope the crystal of the negative container had distorted deformed crystals, but the other container that was spoken with love etc had beautiful well formed crystals. Goes without saying.
Very fitting example! I think I’ve heard the same about plants growing too
Thanks
Thanks for the comment Edward :)
The Potato lol ;)
Cheeky little fella isn’t he?!? Don’t know where he came from ;) Thanks so much for the kind words Jonny, really glad it’s helpful