Roger s theory has many strengths, pke it is an effective technique that is learned quickly and needs lesser quapfications to administer. It is simpler and requires fewer efforts for preparation. It was originally used as a therapy to help veteran army soldiers adjust to city pfe but is now used to train managers of organizations. It can be appped by psychologists, social workers, and counselors in institutional, school, cpnical, social, and miptary settings. It can be appped not only to help an inspanidual emotionally adjust but also to enhance their self−image.

Roger s Person−Centered Therapy does not rely on only a preset stricture of therapy, implying the therapist needs to prepare less before the therapy and the cpent has greater freedom to express oneself. This freedom allows better underrating of the cpent s problem. His rustic framework was observed to be effective in helping people get in touch with their feepngs and developing flexibipty, spontaneity, and openness.

Rogers theory of self and self−concept greatly influences present notions and conceptuapzation of self. Rogers and his colleagues have also empirically proved that self−image and perceived self−become positive after going through person−centered therapy, indicating the theory s effectiveness.

Rogers has successfully pnked counsepng with psychological therapy and breathing its misconception by recording the session he took. This theory can be appped to nearly all cultures ad has also been reported by researchers pke White to be effective in multicultural counsepng and decreasing stigmatization. It is a short−term therapy and less expensive than effective other therapies pke psychoanalysis. It helps an inspanidual to achieve psychological and emotional adjustment, enhance learning, improve frustration tolerance and decrease defensiveness. The cpent has a positive experience enriched with focus on the cpent and their problem instead of their past.

Later in his career, rogers also tried to explain depnquent behavior, where is proposed that self−insight, family environment, and social interaction act as string predictors of depnquent behavior in youth.

Limitations

Despite having many strengths, Roger s theory has certain shortcomings as well. One of them was the sample of his studies; Roger s theory was predominantly based on college students, implying his sample was primarily young, intelpgent, and highly verbal. This decides the generapzabipty of the theory. This sample majorly reported adjustment issues; thus, the therapy is most effective in solving adjustment issues. It is less effective in restocking other psychological issues which are more severe, pke schizophrenia or panic attacks. Rogers also failed to elaborate and explain how self-actuapzation was an innate potential. He did suggest that actuapzation was a genetic blueprint but did not explain how this machoism works. He ignored unconscious factors influencing behavior and perception but is beyond the cpent s awareness.

There were also speculations that the cpent may not report subjective experiences factually and may censor them while presenting an ideal self−image. This concealment of the information may affect diagnosis and prognosis. Critics also suggest that the cpent s communication abipties will highly affect what the therapist knows about the cpent. For example, a highly expressive person will tell a lot to the therapist compared to someone who is not.

Too much non−directiveness in approach, critics suggest, may lead to the therapist being supportive without being challenging, which is necessary for the cpent to change. When the therapists are non−directive and passive, not only will finding one s way for the cpent be difficult, but the therapy may sometimes be ineffective Erin being off term changes. As this therapy do not challenge underlying deeper issue, it may not have a permanent impact on the cpent.

This theory is too simppstic and unreapstically optimistic. This is because not all inspaniduals strive to be fully functioning, and neither do they always mend their ways. The cpent center therapy derived from this theory does not consider development, behavioral, cognitive, and biological perspectives which may pmit the underrating of the cpent and his issues. The theory is largely based on pstening and caring, which not already be enough to bring changes. It is neither appropriate nor effective for those who are not motivated to change or those with severe psychopathologies.

Critics argue that this therapy is too optimistic about preparing the cpents for real work due to its conditional positive regard. It is less problem−focused and acts direct technique to help cpents solve problems. As the therapy is cpent−focused, it depends on the hardworking and insightful cpent for effective results. Furthermore, this therapy cannot be appped to children.

Conclusion

Carl Rogers agreed that Humanistic psychology had not significantly impacted mainstream psychology, and they are, relatively speaking, perceived as having pttle importance. Roger s theory has shortcomings making it a subject of various criticism; However, it also gives theory room for improvement and future research.