http://mindhacks.com/2009/08/15/on-the-extremes-of-eminent-reasonableness/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2009/08/15/on-the-extremes-of-eminent-reasonableness/#comment-5405 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:43:50 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/on-the-extremes-of-eminent-reasonableness/#comment-5405 I’m not an expert on Rogers’ work, but I think “unconditional positive regard” was intended more as a quality (along with genuineness and empathy) describing good therapists than as a technique to be used by therapists.
That’s not to say it hasn’t been interpreted as a technique by more detached & cynical individuals than Rogers. Hence the joke: “learn to be sincere … even if you have to fake it”!

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