In Rogers' Person-Centered Therapy, which is NOT a core technique?

• A. Empathetic response
• B. Dream analysis
• C. Unconditional positive regard
• D. Congruence

Answer: (B)

Rogers' Person-Centered Therapy centers on shaping a therapeutic climate with three key conditions that foster growth: empathic understanding, unconditional positive regard, and congruence. These elements guide the interaction and help clients explore themselves openly, leading to self-discovery and change. Dream analysis, by contrast, involves interpreting dreams to uncover unconscious material, a technique associated with psychoanalytic approaches rather than client-centered therapy. Because Rogers’ approach avoids interpretation and focuses on the client’s own meanings, dream analysis is not a core technique here, while empathetic response, unconditional positive regard, and congruence are central to facilitating growth.