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The diversity in demographics and experiences helped us to identify common experiences across different settings. One potential limitation was the inclusion of people who self-define as a ‘carer’, as they might represent a small proportion of family and friends who are providing support in clinical settings.
- Aysegul Dirik, Justina Kaselionyte, Domenico Giacco, Stefan Priebe
- 2020
Apr 28, 2024 · Life as an Unpaid Carer. Examples of What is a Carer. They care for family, friends, or neighbours who can’t manage on their own because of illness, disability, mental health issues, or old age. Unlike paid professionals, these carers work out of love or commitment without pay. This role comes with its challenges and rewards.
- Personality Development
- Positive Regard and Self Worth
- Congruence & Incongruence
- Self Actualization
- The Fully Functioning Person
Central to Rogers’ personality theory is the notion of self or self-concept. This is “the organized, consistent set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself.” Carl Rogers’ self-concept is a central theme in his humanistic theory of psychology. It encompasses an individual’s self-image (how they see themselves), self-esteem (how much value they plac...
Carl Rogers (1951) viewed the child as having two basic needs: positive regard from other people and self-worth. How we think about ourselves and our feelings of self-worth are of fundamental importance to psychological health and the likelihood that we can achieve goals and ambitions in life and self-actualization. Self-worth may be seen as a cont...
A person’s ideal self may not be consistent with what actually happens in life and the experiences of the person. Hence, a difference may exist between a person’s ideal self and actual experience. This is called incongruence. Where a person’s ideal self and actual experience are consistent or very similar, a state of congruence exists. Rarely, if e...
Rogers rejected the deterministic nature of both psychoanalysisand behaviorism and maintained that we behave as we do because of the way we perceive our situation. “As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.” Carl Rogers (1959) believed that humans have one basic motive, which is the tendency to self-actualize– i...
Rogers believed that every person could achieve their goal. This means that the person is in touch with the here and now, his or her subjective experiences and feelings, continually growing and changing. In many ways, Rogers regarded the fully functioning person as an ideal and one that people do not ultimately achieve. It is wrong to think of this...
Oct 13, 2023 · Setting boundaries can help you to meet your own needs, build your resilience and maintain positive relationships the person you care for alongside your caring role. Boundaries can also help with: More time to meet your own needs whilst supporting someone else. Improved relationships with the person you support.
6 days ago · A carer is any of us who cares, unpaid, for a family member or friend who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without our support. Many of us who look after someone do not see ourselves as family carers. It normally takes two years for people to recognise themselves as being a carer.
A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid. When we refer to carers in this document, this is inclusive of both adult ...
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Feb 23, 2015 · The tension of adopting a narrative of oneself as carer, given that it positions the cared-for person as ‘care recipient’, is well established in relation to dementia care (O'Connor 2007) and manic depression (Henderson 2001). The present study, however, elucidates how this tension also exists and is perhaps amplified by the everyday management of LTCs, where the long-term biographical and ...
