Growth via Unconditional Positive Regard

Definition

Growth via Unconditional Positive Regard involves developing as a person through receiving non-judgmental love and acceptance from others regardless of our actions or behaviors.

Related terms

Empathy:

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Congruence:

In psychology, this refers to the level of consistency between what we feel inside and how we respond on the outside.

Positive reinforcement: This is a concept in psychology where an individual receives a reward for a certain behavior with the intention of increasing the likelihood that it will happen again.