Carl Rogers would have suggested that many of the defense mechanisms described by Freud are used to minimize the perceived discrepancy between

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Carl Rogers believed in the concept of "self-actualization" where individuals strive towards becoming their ideal self. Therefore, he would suggest that defense mechanisms are used to minimize the perceived discrepancy between the actual self (who we currently are) and the ideal self (who we want to be).

Carl Rogers Would Have Suggested That Many of the Defense