Posted by lucie lu on July 5, 2008, at 12:17:00
In reply to On Regard, posted by backseatdriver on July 3, 2008, at 14:11:58
From HF and other posters, I gather the word regard is most closely associated with Carl Rogers. While my T describes his orientation as psychodynamic, I can see that he tries to be warmer, more supportive and interactive than a more analytically-oriented T might be. I guess he's more eclectic.
I have read that positive regard was Rogers' overall term for love, affection, attention, nurturance etc. Since these clearly describe what my T shows me, I guess I have to accept the responsibility for my difficulties in being able to take in what he offers me, at least in terms of regard.
So this regard thing is more than semantics to me. In that session not long ago where my T asked me several times whether "I really can't feel his regard for me," part of my problem was not understanding of exactly what regard meant. It sounded like a curiously formal and rather neutral term. Now I have a better idea of what it means and feel that maybe I can try harder to let his "regard" inside me to do its work :)
Thanks all for your thoughts, Lucie
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