Carl Rogers’ Real and ideal self -concepts

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An American psychologist and author, and he is one of the originators of the humanistic approach to psychology andPerson-Centered Therapy (PCT)

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Question 2

According to him, a person is an active, creative, experiencing being who lives in the present and who thinks, feels and responds to his environment.

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Question 3

his theory emphasized free will and the great reservoir of human potential for goodness.

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Question 4

a person would tend to feel good about himself and would generally see the world as a safe and positive place.

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Positive self-concepts

Question 5

a person may feel unhappy with who he is.

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Negative self-concepts

Question 6

is the person that you would like yourself to be, your concept of the “best me” who is worthy of admiration.

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Ideal Self

Question 7

is the person you actually are. It is how you behave right at the moment of a situation. It is who you are in reality – how you think, feel or act at present.

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Real self

Question 8

could lead to greater sense of self-worth and healthy productive life

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Congruence

Question 9

could lead to maladjustment or the inability to react successfully and satisfactorily to the demands of the society.

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Incongruence