Five year old Sam begins to cry when he discovers that his pet turtle has died. His father scolds Sam for crying and says, " Big boys don't cry." According to Carl Rogers, because Sam's father is using , Sam is likely to his feelings of sadness in the future.

Five year old Sam begins to cry when he discovers that his pet turtle has died. His father scolds Sam for crying and says, " Big boys don't cry." According to Carl Rogers, because Sam's father is using  conditional positive regard, Sam is likely to deny his feelings of sadness in the future. Carl Rogers theory about the unconditional positive regard explains that parents love or appreciate their children for a condition like if they get good scores then the parents will love and praise them etc other wise not.