Betty is making a mud pie out of dirt she brought in from the backyard.When her mother sees it,she yells,"Stop it.Good girls do not play with dirt and mud." According to humanistic
Approaches to personality,Betty's mom is creating ________ for her daughter.

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According to humanistic approaches to personality, particularly those theories proposed by Carl Rogers, conditions of worth are expectations or standards we believe we must live up to in order to receive positive regard from others. In this scenario, Betty's mother is implying that in order to be seen as a "good girl," Betty must not play with dirt and mud, thereby setting a condition for her daughter's worthiness of positive regard.

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