Question

Jeff has to get up early to go to school, but he wants to stay up late and watch television. his parents disapprove of him staying up late, but when they go out for the evening, he disregards their wishes and stays up late anyway. the next day he feels extremely guilty. how would carl rogers explain jeffõs guilt?

Answer 1

Carl rogers would explain that It results from a psychological conflict between Jeff's personal desire to stay up late and the opinion adopted from his parents that it is wrong to stay up late.
Since Jeff is experiencing the pressure to fulfill his parents' wishes, he felt that he's betraying them in some ways by staying up late, which resulted in the emotion of guilt.