Rogers and Self concept

• What did Rogers believe


  -believed that self concept refers to how we perceive ourselves as a person. He argues that we have two basic needs positive regard from other people and a sense/feeling of self worth
• When did Roger believe the self develops


  -in childhood as a result of our interactions with our parents.

  -Roger argued that sometimes people can place conditions of worth onto us that we feel we have to live up to

  -Roger believed that the closer our self concept is to our ideal self the greater our feelings of self worth and the greater our psychological health
• Outline congruence


  -When there is a similarity between a persons self and ideal self a state of congruence exists

  -however if there is a difference between the self and ideal self a person is in a state of incongruence
• Outline conditions of worth


  -although other people may help the process of self actualisation, Rogers believed they may also hinder it.

  -The love and acceptance given is often unconditional-unconditional positive regard is the ideal

  -However a person can also experience positive regard and develop conditions of self worth. These are conditions which they perceive others put on them and which they have to live up to