Lead them to strive for superiority. Motivated by internal forces to achieve personal goals. Abraham Maslow Motivation - described as a hierarchy of needs. Have concept of self, and ideal self. Satisfaction relates to the degree to which the two are similar.
Anxiety is useful because it motivates people toward self-actualization.
Development of Personality Occurs continuously - not in stages as Freud. If rigid, people can't fit new behaviors into existing self-concept. Maladaption relates more to rigidity and narrowness in self-concept. Individual Development Rogers focuses on individual development. Rather he fits a type.