ABSTRACT
In many respects, Carl Rogers’ theory is a theory of psychotherapy and most of the research has been concerned with aspects of the therapeutic relationship. Psychotherapy is regarded as a specialized example of constructive interpersonal relationships and Rogers has attempted to set out clearly the conditions which he believes are necessary to produce personality change. The major element in Rogers’ theory is the concept of ‘self’. There have been many ‘self-theorists’ in psychology and each has contributed to people's understanding of this important area. The type of self-theory proposed by Rogers regards the ‘self’ as the most important aspect of the individual. The interpersonal theories of Rogers and George Kelly draw attention to important areas in personality, viz. the ‘self’ and ‘cognitive processes’. Personal construct theory (PCT), which Kelly regards as a cognitively orientated comprehensive theory of behaviour, grew out of the observation that all psychological theories contain some views of man.
