Sydney Smith 
Denysha Taylor I cannot believe I am actually writing my last blog post for this class. It’s crazy to think how time flies….anyway
I like Carl Rogers. He was very well known for using the Humanistic approach. I really liked his approach to psychology. I can relate to Rogers because he saw potential in people and for that I put him with creation. The reason being might be considered a stretch but he wanted people to be fully functional. He saw that in order for people to be fully functional they must be constantly growing and experiencing new things in life. The person would need an increase in experiences, in creativity, in optimism, etc. I love this. I love this mostly because I could not agree more. People, in my opinion, don’t spend enough time just living life. We, increasingly so, spend time at our computers, in our offices, in front of a tv, not outside and getting the creative juices flowing. Again, I love this. It has given me a lot to think about and has given me an opportunity to evaluate myself and really look at how I am approaching things. If I am completely honest, I am only coming to some of these realizations as I am nearing graduation. Carl Rogers saw that when looking at the psychology of a person, one had to focus on the person. He seems to call out those who follow his advice. It is intimidating but overall very beneficial.
Jessica Weeden
10:47 pm, 12.02.13
DJ, Carl Rogers certainly was interesting. He fostered a significant shift in the mindset of therapy that once relied totally on the therapist’s interpretations to one that focused completely on the patient. Or, I guess for Rogers, the “client”. He did help people come to realizations that gave them new outlooks and made them more functional. I understand how you would put him with Creation. He cares about his patients and has the overall “unconditional positive regard-It’s like he has a sense of power, but relenquishes it to the individual so they can come to a more full understanding of their experience. That sure sounds a lot like how God created us and gave us the gift of choice and a world to live and exercise it in.
Thanks for your thoughts, DJ. And yes, the semester sure has flown!
Anna Pierce
6:57 pm, 12.04.13
Experience and growth is a part of creation. Carl rogers understood how important it is for the individual to be able to recognize their potential. I agree with your idea that our culture does sort of live in technology and not in life. I think that because of our reliance on it that our culture is becoming more egocentric and focused more on how things are portrayed rather than how things actually are.
Mengyuan Tang
8:18 pm, 12.04.13
I enjoy reading your post about Roger. He emphasized on human potential and developed the concept of fully functional person. I like one of his quotations-“the good life is a process, not a state of being.” However, today people rely heavily on technology and are trapped in the virtual world. We really need to spend more time to live in real life and be more open to the new experiences.
Laura Kate Music
9:50 pm, 12.04.13
Experiencing new things is something that never gets old. Every new experience helps make you a richer person, the same thing people say about traveling as well. Each of our experiences define us, that’s why we must never stop experiencing life and all of its wonder. I am not sure what I would classify Roger’s experiential theory under however.