Rogers Psychoanalytic Approach: Bipolar II

 Carl Rogers’s contribution regarding Bipolar II disorder is considerable.  Rogers’s humanistic approach through empathy emphasizes every person’s inherent goodness and their potential for growth (Cervone & Pervin, 2023).  His pioneered work bridged the gap between phenomenological theory, research, the clinician, and the perspective of being pragmatically client centered.  Rogerian Phenomenological Theory accentuates self-actualization and revolutionized the therapeutic relationship through client-centered therapy (Butler & Haigh, 1954).  Holistically, personality and motivation are substantial variables when treating Bipolar II.  Lobban, et al., (2012) used interpretative phenomenological analysis to study Bipolar II clients to understand their experiences.  They found three important themes: “amplification of internal states, enhanced abilities and more intense human connectedness, and the sense of having a special gift” (Lobban, et al., 2012, p. 208). Rogers differentiated specific form(s) of defensive behavior. Rationalization, fantasy, and projection   Due to the high levels of non-adherence believed to stem from lack of insight, these studies help to forge the connections of experience, understand ambivalence with some treatment methods, as well as develop interventions that could mitigate detrimental effects on their lives as well as those who care about them.  Rogers differentiated these lack of insights with specific forms of defensive behaviors including: rationalization, fantasy, and projection (Cervone & Pervin, 2023).  Classical Rogerian phenomenological assertions are that congruence of a persons experiences within an event empathetically, not merely as an awareness can come from a distorted perception.  With the clinicians help to analyze feedback motivates change intrinsically so the person can experience self-efficacy.  Another important consideration is that change continues throughout human development.  Hope remains for the Bipolar II client as well as for their friends and family.              

References

Butler, J. M., & Haigh, G. V. (1954). Changes in the relation between self-concepts and ideal concepts consequent upon client centered counseling. In C. R. Rogers, & R. F. Dymond, Psychotherapy and personality change (pp. 55-75). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Cervone, D., & Pervin, L. (2023). Personality theory and research (Fifteenth ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from ISBN 9781119891673

Lobban, F., Taylor, K., Murray, C., & Jones, S. (2012). Bipolar disorder is a two-edged sword: A qualitative study to understand the positive edge. Journal of Affective Disorders, 141(2/3), 204-212. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.03.001

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