What conditional positive regard can have a negative impact on a child’s developing self-concept?

1. Rogers emphasized that we act in accordance with our self-concept. So, if we have a positive self-concept, we tend to act in positive ways; if we have a negative self-concept, we often act in negative ways. What conditional positive regard can have a negative impact on a child’s developing self-concept?

2. Both Rogers and Maslow shared the belief that people are innately good and are directed toward growth, development, and personal fulfillment. From Carl Roger’s work with disturbed people, he determined that efforts to achieve personal fulfillment were being stifled. he suggested that people’s self-concepts had become distorted by conditions of worth imposed from the outside. In his theory, healthy individuals have a real self-concept that is consistent with their ideal self-concept. How did Rogers use correlation coefficients to assess the similarity between real and ideal self-concepts? What type of correlation coefficient would suggest a high degree of similarity?

3. It has been said that Maslow’s theory does not hold up globally; that is, other cultures do not see self-actualization as the highest form of need. Rather, some cultures believe service to others or family is the highest level of need fulfillment. What is an opinion on this? Explain.

4. What is the role of unconditional positive regard in personality development? What are the needs presented in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Discuss how someone would can advanced through the hierarchy to progress to self-actualization, if you have done so.