24. Describe the development of congruence and incongruence.
Congruence: Is the difference that may exist between a person's ideal self and actual experience. If a person's ideal self may not be consistent with what actually happens in life, and experiences of the person.
-The development of congruence is dependent on unconditional positive regard. Carl Rogers believed that for a person to achieve self-actualization, they must be in the state of congruence. Carl Rogers believed that we want to feel the experience and behave in ways in which are consistent with our self-image and which reflect what we would like to be like, or our ideal-self.
Incongruence: is where a person's ideal self and actual experience are consistent or very similar, a state of congruence exists. All people experience a certain amount of incongruence, rarely, if ever does a total state of congruence exists.
-The difference between the actual experience of the organism and the self-picture of the individual insofar as it represents that experience.
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-The development of congruence is dependent on unconditional positive regard. Carl Rogers believed that for a person to achieve self-actualization, they must be in the state of congruence. Carl Rogers believed that we want to feel the experience and behave in ways in which are consistent with our self-image and which reflect what we would like to be like, or our ideal-self.
Incongruence: is where a person's ideal self and actual experience are consistent or very similar, a state of congruence exists. All people experience a certain amount of incongruence, rarely, if ever does a total state of congruence exists.
-The difference between the actual experience of the organism and the self-picture of the individual insofar as it represents that experience.
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