Rodgers considered humans as being genetically programmed to strive to accomplish their complete potential. According to Rogers, he believed that the main tendency strives to maintain, enhance, and actualize living for both the individual and organism. Actualizing tendency is common to all living things. However, in individuals, actualizing takes effort to actualize the self.
When it comes to Inherent Potentialities, Rogers does not specifically label instincts or how to maintain basic life, but believes that at birth people are born with things that maintain their life. Rogers also believed that society and Inherent potentialities coexist with one another. He believed that humans are good and that if something is good for the individual,
When it comes to Inherent Potentialities, Rogers does not specifically label instincts or how to maintain basic life, but believes that at birth people are born with things that maintain their life. Rogers also believed that society and Inherent potentialities coexist with one another. He believed that humans are good and that if something is good for the individual,