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According to Rogers, we allow experiences that match our self-image into awareness, where they gradually change the self. Therefore a person who thinks she is kind but really isn't is in a state of incongruence. There is a discrepancy between her experiences and her self-image. Why?

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The incongruency affecting the real self and the ideal self in Rogerian Theory.

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According to Rogers, a person is in a state of incongruence when there is a gap between the real self and the ideal self. Rogers referred to this process as ''Neurosis," which means the person is out of sync with him/herself. ...

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