Explain the relationship among the humanistic concepts of real self, ideal self, self-actualization, and conditions of worth.

What will be an ideal response?


An individual’s real self is the self that he actually is. An individual’s ideal self is the self he could be if he fulfilled his own potential. When the real and ideal selfs do not match, there is incongruence. Congruence—a match between the real and ideal selves—is achieved when a person is allowed to self-actualized without interference from conditions of worth.

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