Within each individual is an active, creative force, seeking expression, development, and growth. I. Carl Rogers 1. True self core self untainted by those around us 3. False self true self distorted into false self by the desire to conform to social demands 4. Ideal self person s view of what they should be like.
Problems arise when the is a discrepancy between ideal self and real self.
We distort behavior or perceptions to avoid this situation 5. Existential Theorists 1. importance of subjective experience and the quest for the meaning of life 2.