Amongst the following, which is not indicative of a healthy personality according to humanistic theorists.
(A) Healthy person has a quest to know oneself deeply.
(B) Healthy persons accept their true feelings, thoughts and behaviour without disguise
(C) Healthy personality usually is rooted in childhood experiences and are not trapped in "here and now"
(D) Healthy personality usually dwell in the future through anxious expectations and distorted defences
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C) and (D) Only
The humanistic theorists hold that a healthy personality involves a quest to know oneself deeply, being true to one’s own feelings without disguise, and being oneself in the here-and-now.
(A) Healthy person has a quest to know oneself deeply. Indicative of a healthy personality (Incorrect). This is the first mark of a healthy personality in the humanistic view.
(B) Healthy persons accept their true feelings, thoughts and behaviour without disguise Indicative of a healthy personality (Incorrect). Healthy people are true to their own feelings without disguise, accept themselves and take what they make of their lives as their own responsibility.
(C) Healthy personality usually is rooted in childhood experiences and are not trapped in “here and now” Not indicative (Correct). Healthy people experience the here-and-now and do not live in the past. A person whose life stays rooted in childhood experiences, away from the present, is the opposite of this.
(D) Healthy personality usually dwell in the future through anxious expectations and distorted defences Not indicative (Correct). Healthy people do not dwell in the future through anxious expectations and distorted defences. The statement turns this mark of health into its reverse.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 2: Self and Personality, Box 2.3 (2025-26)
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