Third, and most important, PCR includes both withdrawing atten- tion and affection when the child fails to act as expected (referred to as conditional negative regard) and providing more attention and affection when the child does act as expected (referred to as conditional positive regard).

According to Rogers, unconditional positive regard involves showing complete support and acceptance of a person no matter what that person says or does. The therapist accepts and supports the client, no matter what they say or do, placing no conditions on this acceptance.

Conditional positive regard (CPR) is providing warmth, affection, acceptance, and the like when certain conditions, standards, and/or expectations are met.

Conditional regard (CR) refers to regard that is dependent (i.e., conditional) upon the receiver’s compliance with another person’s expectations or demands.

Conditions of Worth are the conditions we think we must meet in order for other people to accept us as worthy of their love or positive regard. As children, we learn that there are certain things we do that please our parents or caregivers, and we strive to do those things.

1 adj A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people.

Congruence is a condition in therapeutic relationship that refers to accurate matching of a person’s experience with awareness. In person-centred counselling, counsellor’s congruence is believed as one of helpful and significant aspects that facilitates clients’ growth in counselling.

An environment of unconditional positive regard benefits the client in the following ways:

1. when the therapist offers no judgement the client feels less fearful and can share their thoughts, feelings, and actions freely.
2. as the therapist accepts the client, the client is encouraged to find self-acceptance.

From Rogers’ perspective, every person strives to be a creative, fully-functioning being who desires to reach their potential. The process of pursuing one’s full potential is what he called the actualizing tendency.

Housing, health and medical care and basic living are the techniques used in the rehabilitation of the mentally ill.

Through therapeutic relationship the therapist wins the trust of the client. The quality of this relationship/alliance determines early healing in psychotherapy.

When we’re stressed, the immune system’s ability to fight off antigens is reduced. That is why we are more susceptible to infections. The stress hormone corticosteroid can suppress the effectiveness of the immune system (e.g. lowers the number of lymphocytes).

Eating a well-balanced diet and getting regular exercise may also help you feel better. BOTTOM LINE: The main treatment for autoimmune diseases is with medications that bring down inflammation and calm the overactive immune response. Treatments can also help relieve symptoms.

Your Stress Level is Sky-High According to a report by the American Psychological Association, long-term stress weakens the responses of your immune system. “That’s because stress decreases the body’s lymphocytes, the white blood cells that help fight off infection.