Is Carl Rodgers making a comeback? Carl would have said C. As a teacher, you have each year a few "teacher pleasers", who go to great lengths to please the teacher. These kids are in great need of praise and acceptance, mainly because of suffered through conditional positive regards from parents: the kids only got acceptance if they did what parents approved of.
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Conditional positive regard can be damaging because _______________.
Answer
A. the negative responses of others can lower self-esteem
B. there are limitations placed on the creative personality
C. anxiety is produced by the discrepancy between real self and the expectations of others
D. change cannot occur
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