EXAMINATION PAPER: ACADEMIC SESSION 2020-2021
Choose ONE of the following options, and answer all questions within it.
Option 1
This option has two questions. Please answer all of them.
1a. Critically assess “IQ” in context of its definitional/conceptual, measurement, theoretical, historical, and applied contexts. (1000 words)
1b. Explain Carl Roger’s concepts of self-actualisation, self-congruence, and conditional regard. Critically evaluate the extent to which they form a robust basis for counselling/therapy to enable individuals to develop as a fully functioning person. (1000 words)
Rogers is a representative of humanistic psychology. Rogers' point of view on human nature was formed in the same way as Freud. It is based on his personal experience of working with people with emotional disorders. He recognized that the main impetus for his ideas was the interest in people who needed professional help. One of the main Rogers provisions is the judgment that the individual exists in a co...