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Self-actualization is impossible if these images (especially self-mage and ideal-self) don’t overlap.
This is so called “incongruent” view and the role of therapist is to transform this view to a congruent
one, both by adjusting person’s perception of self-image and self-worth as well as making an “ideal
self” more realistic. The self-actualization process will lead to increasing overlap between these
areas and will contribute to person’s satisfaction with life. Within Rogers’ schema each of the three
areas has specific tasks. Until a person succeeds in self-actualization, they will have issues and
remain out of balance in how they relate to their world.
o The perceived self is how one looks at oneself and how he or she thinks others look at him
or her.
o The real self of course is what we are intrinsically. It`s the self that feels most true to what
and who we really are; the honest self that leaves us most comfortable in our skin. It may
not be perfect, but it`s the part of us that feels most real. And it`s the one we need to learn
to love the most.
o The ideal self on the other hand, is the self that we think we want to be, that we strive to be,
and that we feel we are expected to be. This self is borne out of influences outside of us. It
is the self that holds values absorbed from others; a culmination of all those things that we
think we should be, and that we feel others think we should be.