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Marcus is a highly successful software developer whose colleagues frequently praise his technical expertise and leadership. However, Marcus constantly feels like a failure because he has not founded a multi-million-dollar startup. He experiences high levels of anxiety and has started seeing a humanistic therapist, who suggests he is experiencing a state of incongruence.

Outline what is meant by 'congruence' in humanistic psychology. Explain one way in which Marcus might achieve 'congruence'.

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Approaches in Psychology Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Approaches in Psychology with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 248 questions covering Learning approaches, Cognitive approach, Biological approach, Psychodynamic approach (A-level only), Humanistic Psychology (A-level only), and Comparison of approaches (A-level only), matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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