The Therapist will show positive feelings towards the client even if the client is rude or shares all the wrong things done or thought about. This is called:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Unconditional positive regard
Option (1) Emotional expression — Incorrect. Emotional expression means a person showing or voicing her or his own feelings. In therapy it is the client who expresses feelings; the question describes the therapist’s steady acceptance of the client.
Option (2) Unconditional positive regard — Correct. The therapist conveys by words and behaviour that s/he is not judging the client and will continue to show the same positive feelings even if the client is rude or confides all the ‘wrong’ things. This is the unconditional positive regard which the therapist has for the client.
Option (3) Conditional positive regards — Incorrect. Conditional positive regard is acceptance given only when a person meets certain conditions, that is, behaves as others want. The therapist’s regard here does not depend on how the client behaves, so it is the opposite of conditional.
Option (4) Cognitive Conditioning — Incorrect. There is no such term. Conditioning is a learning process used in behaviour therapy, and it has nothing to do with the therapist’s regard for the client.
Note 1: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 23-06-2023 (Slot 3).
Note 2: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 31-05-2026 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “…The therapist encourages this by being accepting, empathic, genuine and warm to the client. The therapist conveys by her/his words and behaviours that s/he is not judging the client and will continue to show the same positive feelings towards the client even if the client is rude or confides all the ‘wrong’ things that s/he may have done or thought about. This is the unconditional positive regard which the therapist has for the client. The therapist has empathy for the client.…” |