Chapter 9 : Self-Actualization theory

• Self-Actualize - to fulfill one's potential and achieve the highest level of 'human beingness' we can.
• Rogers believed that for a person to achieve self-actualization they must be in state of congruence.
• Self-actualization occurs when a person's ideal self is congruent with their organismic self.
• Congruence - 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.
• Incongruence - is some of the totality of their experience is unacceptable to them and is denied or distorted in the self-image.
• Open to experience - both positive and negative accepted.
• Existential Living - in touch with different experiences as they occur in life , avoiding prejudging and preconceptions.
• Trust feelings - feeling, instincts, and gut-reactions are paid attention to and trusted
• Creativity - creative thinking and rish taking are features of a person's life.
• Fulfilled life - a person is happy and satisfiede with life, and always looking for new challenges and experiences.
• Personality traits is the notion of self-concept.
• The self is the humanistic term fro who we really are as a person.
• The self is influences by the experiences a person has in their life, and out interpretations of those expectations.
• Humanistic Approach states that the self is composed of concepts unique to ourselves.
• Self-worth comprises what we think about ourselves.
• Self-image - how we see our self, which is important to good psychological health.
• Ideal-self - this is the person who we would like to be.