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- According to Rogers (1959), we want to feel, experience, and behave in ways consistent with our self-image and which reflect what we would like to be like, our ideal self. 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.
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This chapter argues that Nietzschean refers to a relation between drives and conscious thought: unity obtains when the agent’s attitude toward her own action is stable under the revelation of further information about the action’s etiology. Keywords: Nietzsche, unity, willing, unified agent, action, behavior.
Apr 25, 2014 · If you have ever been surprised by how you acted or felt confused, conflicted, or uncertain about who you truly are, or realized how dramatically different you feel in different situations or in...
- Personality Development
- Positive Regard and Self Worth
- Congruence & Incongruence
- Self Actualization
- The Fully Functioning Person
Central to Rogers’ personality theory is the notion of self or self-concept. This is “the organized, consistent set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself.” Carl Rogers’ self-concept is a central theme in his humanistic theory of psychology. It encompasses an individual’s self-image (how they see themselves), self-esteem (how much value they plac...
Carl Rogers (1951) viewed the child as having two basic needs: positive regard from other people and self-worth. How we think about ourselves and our feelings of self-worth are of fundamental importance to psychological health and the likelihood that we can achieve goals and ambitions in life and self-actualization. Self-worth may be seen as a cont...
A person’s ideal self may not be consistent with what actually happens in life and the experiences of the person. Hence, a difference may exist between a person’s ideal self and actual experience. This is called incongruence. Where a person’s ideal self and actual experience are consistent or very similar, a state of congruence exists. Rarely, if e...
Rogers rejected the deterministic nature of both psychoanalysisand behaviorism and maintained that we behave as we do because of the way we perceive our situation. “As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.” Carl Rogers (1959) believed that humans have one basic motive, which is the tendency to self-actualize– i...
Rogers believed that every person could achieve their goal. This means that the person is in touch with the here and now, his or her subjective experiences and feelings, continually growing and changing. In many ways, Rogers regarded the fully functioning person as an ideal and one that people do not ultimately achieve. It is wrong to think of this...
Feb 1, 2017 · This concept refers to a unified entity with which we intuitively self-identify, and that (1) has access to all and only the information that we ourselves are conscious of and (2) uses that information to make deliberative decisions about how to act in the world.
- Ryan Smith
- 2017
That’s why Kant accords the self “transcendental” status: It exists independently of experience. The self is the product of reason, a regulative principle because the self “regulates” experience by making unified experience possible.
Mendlovic (2008) has proposed a multiple self theo-ry of personality rooted in psychoanalysis and building on the work of Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott. Klein made the concept of the object, the internalized representation of the other-than-self in the mental.
Dec 20, 2023 · It’s formed through experiences, interactions, and reflections, and plays a pivotal role in influencing behavior, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. A healthy self-concept promotes well-being, while a negative one can lead to emotional and social challenges.
