Describe Rogers's theory of personality in terms of what Rogers believed were the driving forces of personality and the factors that assisted or prevented people from fully developing their potential.

Rogers believed that the driving forces of personality in humans was their desire to fulfill their self-concepts, or the images they have of themselves. He referred to this as the self-actualizing tendency, an extension of the actualizing tendency in which every organism aims to fulfill its inborn biological potential. Rogers believed that when self-concept best resembled this inborn capacity/potential, the person was fully functioning. Receiving unconditional positive regard, or the full acceptance and love of another regardless of behavior, was one way that individuals could be assisted in reaching fully functioning status. However, Rogers also noted that individuals were more likely to receive conditional positive regard from adults and parents, perhaps hindering their development.