Carl Rogers

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Carl Rogers defined the Humanistic approach to psychology -

http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Carl_Rogers

Pertinent points on psychological integrity and maladjustment are described as 2 of his 19 propositions of humanistic psychology:

  1. Psychological adjustment exists when the concept of the self is such that all the sensory and visceral experiences of the organism are, or may be, assimilated on a symbolic level into a consistent relationship with the concept of self.
  2. Psychological maladjustment exists when the organism denies awareness of significant sensory and visceral experiences, which consequently are not symbolized and organized into the gestalt of the self structure. When this situation exists, there is a basic or potential psychological tension.