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What is incongruence and example?
Incongruence in communication often occurs when the interaction between the two people is not real. For example, if a salesman at an office supply store l was scolded by his manager for not having a clean workstation after being on vacation for a week, this would be an example of incongruence through communication. Mental incongruity is what people experience when there is a discrepancy between how they think a situation should be (the standard) and how they experience the actual situation or their own behaviour (the cognition). Rogers observed that ‘incongruence’ was a state of being in which the person experiences a discrepancy or difference between the experience they have and the self-picture they develop in response to that experience. Rogers gives an example of a mother whose self-image is that of a good mother. An incongruity is very different from everything around it, to the point of being inappropriate to the situation. A cat at a dog’s birthday party would be an incongruity, as would a pacifist at a meeting of the War Lovers’ Society. Incongruity is the idea that something is incongruous, or inappropriate. the state of not being suitable or not fitting well with something else: a review of the incongruence between their beliefs and practices regarding marriage. Incongruence occurs when nonverbal behaviour contradicts a person’s words. Incongruent: Patient’s affect does not match the content of her speech. Range. Full: Normal range of variability. Mobility. Normal frequency of movement through her range of affect.
What is meant by incongruent Behaviour?
Incongruence is a humanistic psychology concept developed by Carl Rogers which suggests that unpleasant feelings can result from a discrepancy between our perceived and ideal self. The perceived self is how an individual views themselves and the ideal self is how an individual wishes they were. The closer our self-image and ideal-self are to each other, the more consistent or congruent we are and the higher our sense of self-worth. A person is said to be in a state of incongruence if some of the totality of their experience is unacceptable to them and is denied or distorted in the self-image. Client Incongruence or Vulnerability: A discrepancy between the client’s self-image and actual experience leaves him or her vulnerable to fears and anxieties. The client is often unaware of the incongruence. Therapist Congruence or Genuineness: The therapist should be self-aware, genuine, and congruent. In academic circles “value incongruence” is defined as the difference between an individual’s personal value hierarchy and the perceived value hierarchy of an organisation.
What is incongruence in Counselling examples?
Different types of incongruence for example occur: (1) when therapists are aware of their experiencing but deliberately not communicating. (Sometimes this is appropriate and sometimes not). (2) When therapists are not clearly aware of what they are fundamentally experiencing because of being anxiously unclear. Incongruence in the Client ‘Incongruence’ refers to ‘the discrepancy between the actual experience and the self-picture of the individual insofar as it represents that experience’ (Tudor and Merry, 2006, p. 72). A person’s ideal self may not be consistent with what actually happens in life and experiences of the person. Hence, a difference may exist between a person’s ideal self and actual experience. This is called incongruence. An incongruity is very different from everything around it, to the point of being inappropriate to the situation. A cat at a dog’s birthday party would be an incongruity, as would a pacifist at a meeting of the War Lovers’ Society. Incongruity is the idea that something is incongruous, or inappropriate. Individuals seek congruence and when the distance between the perceived self and ideal self is too far it is called incongruence and it can lead to discomfort, anxiety, stress, and frustration.