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Compare and contrast Sigmund Freud (psychoanalysis approach) and Carl Rogers (Person Centred perspective).

Superego are considered in evaluating the psychological status or condition of human beings . According to Freud , it is important that there is balance in the three mental states , being that the individual recognizes his or her inner desires , but acts to fulfill them in a rational and moral manner (Bernstein Nash , 2006 ) If balance does not exist , then there will be chaos or dis in an individual 's way of thinking , which leads to manifestations of mental diss (Lawrence Stell , 2004 Weinstein , 2001

Carl Roger 's Person-Centered Approach

Carl Roger 's Person-Centered

approach , also considered as humanistic psychology , focuses on the understanding of human behavior based on the person . As discussed by Corsini , Wedding Dumont (2007

The foundations of the approach are the concept of the sovereign human person . Rogers postulated that all living organisms are dynamic processes motivated by an inherent tendency to maintain and enhance themselves . In human begins , this actualizing tendency is expressed by on-going attempts to realize the individual 's unique potential (p . 142 .Based on Roger 's humanistic theory in psychology , understanding behavior should be a simultaneous process of self-realization , which is based on the individual 's perception of himself , character and behavior . A self-concept is a collection of beliefs about one 's own nature , unique qualities , and typical behavior , the individual 's perception of himself character and behavior . A self-concept is a collection of beliefs about one 's own nature , unique qualities , and typical behavior . Your self-concept is your own mental picture of yourself . It 's a collection of self-perceptions (Weiten , 2008 ,

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Another concept , which is highly important in understanding behavior based on Roger 's person-centered approach , is the congruence between an individual 's self-concept and his or her actual experiences . These ideas are considered as the ideal self and the actual...

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