THEORIES OF PERSONALITY OA EXAM 2 FINAL
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS SCRIPT A+
◉ Congruence.
Answer: When a person's ideal self and real self are very similar,
leading to a healthy, productive life.
◉ Incongruence.
Answer: A significant discrepancy between the ideal self and real
self, which can lead to maladjustment.
◉ Helping children achieve congruence.
Answer: By providing unconditional positive regard, or
unconditional love.
◉ Unconditional positive regard.
Answer: Accepting and loving someone regardless of their behavior.
◉ Conditional positive regard.
Answer: Valuing a person only when they meet certain conditions or
standards set by others.
, ◉ Actualizing tendency.
Answer: The innate drive to develop all capacities in ways that
maintain or enhance the organism.
◉ Organismic valuing process.
Answer: An inner sense that guides individuals toward growth
experiences based on their inherent value.
◉ Characteristics of a fully functioning person.
Answer: Openness to experience, existential living, organismic trust,
experiential freedom, and creativity.
◉ Openness to experience.
Answer: Being receptive to all feelings and experiences without
defensiveness.
◉ Existential living.
Answer: Living fully in each moment and allowing oneself to
experience life as it unfolds.
◉ Organismic trust.
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS SCRIPT A+
◉ Congruence.
Answer: When a person's ideal self and real self are very similar,
leading to a healthy, productive life.
◉ Incongruence.
Answer: A significant discrepancy between the ideal self and real
self, which can lead to maladjustment.
◉ Helping children achieve congruence.
Answer: By providing unconditional positive regard, or
unconditional love.
◉ Unconditional positive regard.
Answer: Accepting and loving someone regardless of their behavior.
◉ Conditional positive regard.
Answer: Valuing a person only when they meet certain conditions or
standards set by others.
, ◉ Actualizing tendency.
Answer: The innate drive to develop all capacities in ways that
maintain or enhance the organism.
◉ Organismic valuing process.
Answer: An inner sense that guides individuals toward growth
experiences based on their inherent value.
◉ Characteristics of a fully functioning person.
Answer: Openness to experience, existential living, organismic trust,
experiential freedom, and creativity.
◉ Openness to experience.
Answer: Being receptive to all feelings and experiences without
defensiveness.
◉ Existential living.
Answer: Living fully in each moment and allowing oneself to
experience life as it unfolds.
◉ Organismic trust.
