AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Conditional positive regard is where positive regard, praise, and approval, depend upon the child, for example, behaving in ways that the parents think correct. Hence the child is not loved for the person he or she is, but on condition that he or she behaves only in ways approved by the parent(s).

Detailed explanation-2: -Lesson Summary His theory of personality involves a self-concept, which subsumes three components: self-worth, self-image and ideal self. Rogers developed an approach of client-centered therapy to help people self-actualize, or reach their full and unique potential.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Rogers, unconditional positive regard helps us reach our highest potential, also known as “self-actualization.” While psychologist Abraham Maslow believed few people are self-actualized, Rogers saw striving towards growth as part of the human condition.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Carl Rogers, people have two fundamental psychological needs, positive self regard and self-actualization. Positive self regard refers to the need for love, affection, and respect from other people. Rogers concluded that most people seem to satisfy this need in a reasonable manner.