UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD

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N., Pam M.S.
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1. an outlook of acceptance, caring, and holding dear on the behalf of the therapy professional, that is considered beneficial and encouraging to self-awareness and character growth on the behalf of the patient. This outlook is stressed in patient-centered therapy. 2. a parent or caregiver's abrupt love and adoration rendered without stipulations, an encompassing need in infancy, and a prerequisite for healthy growth.

UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD: "The concept of unconditional positive reinforcement was posited by Carl Rogers."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
  2. POSITIVE SELF-REGARD
  3. PHENOMENOLOGICAL THERAPY
  4. UNCRITICALNESS
  5. TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR THERAPY
  6. COUPLES THERAPY
  7. ACTIVE LISTENING
  8. PLISSIT
  9. PHALLIC SADISM
  10. FORMATIVE TENDENCY
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/unconditional-positive-regard/ (accessed December 13, 2019).
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