this a step further, humans are able to note qualities within themselves with "positive regard" or feelings of worth. Society conditions the way individuals regard themselves, and when they fail to meet societal benchmarks, they are unable to maintain self-esteem (Boeree, Para. 7-8). Rogers also studied defense mechanisms that lead to anxiety. He focused on denial, in which people block out threatening situations, and perceptual distortion, in which people reinterpret situations to make them seem less threatening. He believed that a fully-functioning person is creative, open to new experiences, lives in the present and trusts himself or herself to do what feels right (Boeree, Para 12). He believed in a form of therapy that was very client-centered. It depended on clients to ...this a step further, humans are able to note qualities within themselves with "positive regard" or feelings of worth. Society conditions the way individuals regard themselves, and when they fail to meet societal benchmarks, they are unable to maintain self-esteem (Boeree, Para. 7-8). Rogers also studied defense mechanisms that lead to anxiety. He focused on denial, in which people block out threatening situations, and perceptual distortion, in which people reinterpret situations to make them seem less threatening. He believed that a fully-functioning person is creative, open to new experiences, lives in the present and trusts himself or herself to do what feels right (Boeree, Para 12). He believed in a form of therapy that was very client-centered. It depended on clients to ...