Match List-I (situation) with List-II (concept from Rogers' theory).L…

Match List-I (situation) with List-II (concept from Rogers' theory).

List-I	List-II
(A) Meera often pictures the confident public speaker she would like to become	(I) Unconditional positive regard
(B) A counsellor accepts a client warmly whatever he says, so that his self-concept can grow	(II) Real-ideal self discrepancy
(C) Kabir is unhappy and dissatisfied because the person he is differs widely from the person he wants to be	(III) High self-esteem
(D) Having grown up in positive social conditions, Sana is flexible and open to new experiences	(IV) Ideal self

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Meera often pictures the confident public speaker she would like to become	(IV) Ideal self	The ideal self is the self a person would like to be. The confident speaker Meera wants to become is her ideal self.
(B) A counsellor accepts a client warmly whatever he says, so that his self-concept can grow	(I) Unconditional positive regard	Unconditional positive regard means accepting a person fully, without conditions. Rogers held that this atmosphere helps the self-concept grow, and his client-centred therapy tries to create it.
(C) Kabir is unhappy and dissatisfied because the person he is differs widely from the person he wants to be	(II) Real-ideal self discrepancy	Kabir's real self (who he is) is far from his ideal self (who he wants to be). Such a gap often leads to unhappiness and dissatisfaction.
(D) Having grown up in positive social conditions, Sana is flexible and open to new experiences	(III) High self-esteem	Positive social conditions make the self-concept and self-esteem high. People with high self-esteem are flexible and open to new experiences, as Sana is.

NCERT (2026-27): “Humanistic Approach …
Rogers suggests that each person also has a concept of ideal self. An ideal self is the self that a person would like to be. When there is a correspondence between the real self and ideal self, a person is generally happy. Discrepancy between the real self and ideal self often results in unhappiness and dissatisfaction. Rogers’ basic principle is that people have a tendency to maximise self-concept through self-actualisation. In this process, the self grows, expands and becomes more social. Rogers views personality development as a continuous process. It involves learning to evaluate oneself and mastering the process of self-actualisation. He recognises the role of social influences in the development of self-concept. When social conditions are positive, the self-concept and self-esteem are high. In contrast, when the conditions are negative, the self-concept and self-esteem are low. People with high self-concept and self-esteem are generally flexible and open to new experiences, so that they can continue to grow and self-actualise.”

“This situation warrants that an atmosphere of unconditional positive regard must be created in order to ensure enhancement of people’s self-concept. The client-centred therapy that Rogers developed basically attempts to create this condition.”

Match List-I (situation) with List-II (concept from Rogers' theory).

List-I	List-II
(A) Meera often pictures the confident public speaker she would like to become	(I) Unconditional positive regard
(B) A counsellor accepts a client warmly whatever he says, so that his self-concept can grow	(II) Real-ideal self discrepancy
(C) Kabir is unhappy and dissatisfied because the person he is differs widely from the person he wants to be	(III) High self-esteem
(D) Having grown up in positive social conditions, Sana is flexible and open to new experiences	(IV) Ideal self

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Meera often pictures the confident public speaker she would like to become	(IV) Ideal self	The ideal self is the self a person would like to be. The confident speaker Meera wants to become is her ideal self.
(B) A counsellor accepts a client warmly whatever he says, so that his self-concept can grow	(I) Unconditional positive regard	Unconditional positive regard means accepting a person fully, without conditions. Rogers held that this atmosphere helps the self-concept grow, and his client-centred therapy tries to create it.
(C) Kabir is unhappy and dissatisfied because the person he is differs widely from the person he wants to be	(II) Real-ideal self discrepancy	Kabir's real self (who he is) is far from his ideal self (who he wants to be). Such a gap often leads to unhappiness and dissatisfaction.
(D) Having grown up in positive social conditions, Sana is flexible and open to new experiences	(III) High self-esteem	Positive social conditions make the self-concept and self-esteem high. People with high self-esteem are flexible and open to new experiences, as Sana is.