In this book one of America's most distinguished psychologists describes his experiences in helping people to discover the path to personal growth through an understanding of their own limitations & potential What is personal growth? Under what conditions is it possible? How can one person help another? What is creativity & how can it be fostered? These are some of the issues raised which challenge many concepts of traditional psychology Contemporary psychology derives largely from the experimental laboratory or from Freudian theory It is preoccupied with minute aspects of animal & human behaviour or with the mentally ill But there are rebels of whom the author counts himself as one along with Gordon Allport Abraham Maslow & Rollo May who feel that psychology & psychiatry should be aiming higher & be more concerned with growth & potentiality in man The interest of such a psychology is in the production of harmoniously mature individuals given that we all have qualities & possibilities infinitely capable of development Successful development makes us more flexible in relationships more creative & less open to suggestion & control This book philosophical & provocative summarizes Dr Rogers' experience Non-technical in its language it is not only for psychologists & psychiatrists but for teachers & counsellors religious & social workers labour-management specialists & anyone interested in 'becoming'