Congruence is experienced when thoughts about the real self and ideal self are:

1. Humanistic theory compares two versions of the self. 2. We experience congruence when our thoughts about our real self and ideal self are very similar. 3. In other words, congruence means our self-concept is accurate. 4. A wide gap between real and ideal self would instead be incongruence. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Personality', sections 11.1-11.9_