Ideal Self
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Ideal Self
According to Carl Rogers, the Idea Self " is the term used to denote the self-concept which the individual would most like to possess, upon which [they] place the highest value for [themselves]."[1]
Concept Map
Carl Rogers Terms
Actualizing Tendency, Client-Centered Therapy, Congruence, Fully Functioning Person, Growth Hypothesis, Ideal Self, Self, Self-Structure, Tendency Towards Self-Actualization
Key Terms
Self > Actualizing Tendency, Ideal Self, Self-Structure, Tendency Towards Self-Actualization
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rogers, Carl R. “A Theory of Therapy, Personality, and Interpersonal Relationships, as Developed in the Client-Centered Framework.” In Psychology: A Study of a Science. Study 1, Volume 3: Formulations of the Person and the Social Context, edited by Sigmund Koch. McGraw-Hill, 1959. p. 200.M