The Humanistic Theory by CARL ROGERS

 

Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychologist who proposed the humanistic theory which is a rather optimistic approach to human development and nature. It actually contrasts Sigmund Freud's approach in a way because Freud's approach actually deems conflict as an inevitable part of life and development. Rogers actually also agreed with the hierarchy of needs model proposed by Maslow. Rogers also developed what is known as client-centered therapy wherein clients were actually given a healthy and encouraging environment and provided validation to boost their self-esteem and help them grow themselves. Now growing your own self is actually the foundation on which the humanistic theory is based.

 Rogers believed that people can actually grow or blossom like flowers and for a person to grow they actually need an environment that provides them with acceptance and empathy. We look into an important concept proposed by Rogers which is called self-concept. Human being self-concept is a set of perceptions and beliefs about his or her own self, so this is essentially our analysis of what we think we consist of, and self-conserve concept is influenced by our childhood and also the way the society around us perceives us. It is further broken down into three components:

·         Self-worth

·         Self-image

·         Ideal self

Self-worth directs towards what we think we are worthy of as people and what we deserve in life a factor of higher influence here is the treatment one is received as a child from his or her parent.

Self-image directs towards how we look at ourselves as human beings as a part of society now this includes if we think of ourselves as good or bad people as beautiful or ugly people kind or selfish healthy or unhealthy successful or unsuccessful etc. So, it's like looking into a mirror how do you actually see yourself, do you actually deem yourself as worthy? do you actually see yourself as good or bad people? A complete analysis of your own image in your own mind.

An ideal self now directs towards the person that we would like to be in our mind, this is the ideal state we have in our mind for ourselves, this consists of all of our goals and ambitions and since goals can actually change over time and over the course of our life. As we age our ideal self also undergoes changes now according to Rogers if and when human beings move closer to their ideal self they actually begin to self-actualize.

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