Ideal Self in Rogers' Theory

The following is a simple memo about "ideal self" in Rogers' theory.

In Rogers’ view, the ideal self is “the self-concept witch the individual would most like to possess, upon which he places the highest value for himself” (cited in Farger & Fadiman, 2002, p. 318). As well as the self, ideal self also evolves with the march of time. If our ideal self has no connection to the actual self, we may suffer from neurotic difficulties in the worst case. In other words, our ideal self could be a hindrance to our psychological growth when it differs significantly from our real self (Farger & Fadiman, 2002). In my view, this concept is strongly related to self-esteem need, so we need to strictly discern healthy self-esteem from excessive ideal self because most humanists tend to insist on the importance of self-esteem too much.

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Personality and Personal Growth