Which of the following accurately portrays Roger’s conceptualization of psychological distress?

a. Clients who experience incongruent therapists almost always display psychological distress.
b. Psychological distress is a concept introduced by the psychoanalytic scholars and Rogers rejected it.
c. Those clients how display a low sense of self awareness are most at risk for psychological distress.
d. Psychological distress occurs when there is a gap between the real self and the ideal self.
e. Psychological distress is a health and necessary component of the therapeutic process.


Answer: d

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