Kristi,who is a perfectionist with respect to her academic work,feels that her work is never good enough.She is highly critical of herself and believes that she is just not as intelligent as she would like to be.According to Carl Rogers,Kristi is experiencing a conflict between

A) introversion and extraversion.
B) self-transcendence and self-actualization.
C) the actual self and the ideal self.
D) self-esteem and self-actualization.

Kristi's experience is in line with Carl Rogers' theory of the actual self and the ideal self. Rogers believed that individuals have an innate drive towards self-actualization, but this is hindered when there is a gap between the individual's current state and their ideal self. Kristi's self-criticism and perception of herself as not intelligent enough suggest that she has an ideal self that is not in alignment with her current abilities, leading to conflict and feelings of inadequacy.