Approaches: Humanistic Flashcards
Humanistic Perspective
Offers a person-centered approach
Don’t deny we are affected by internal/external forces, argue that we should move away from general scientific explanations of behaviors to a more individual unique-centered approach
Interested in subjective experiences and not general laws
Human psychologists
Value individual approach
Promote personal growth
Take a holistic view
Positive about people
Carl Rogers
Responsible for formulating the main ideas of humanistic
Believed there’s an innate human tendency for personal growth even when conditions are strongly unfortunate
General assumptions
People are good
Driven to fulfill their potential
Choose own behavior
Focuses on
Self
Congruence
Condition of worth
Self:
How we perceive ourselves, comes from pwn experiences and evaluations from significant other people
Self - esteem
Congruence
Occurs when there is a fit between the ‘real self’ (how you see yourself) and the ‘ideal self’ (self you would like to be)
Poor match leads to in-congruence and low self worth
Conditions of worth
Requirements that we perceive significant others except us to meet if we are to be seen positively by them
Rogers claimed that failure to meet conditions of worth results in-congruence and low self worth
Fully functioning person
Mental set-up is that they’re in a position to fulfill their human potential
Maslow
Hierarchy of needs
Maslow identified basic types of motivation and the order in which each must be melt
Deficiency needs
Basic needs
Self esteem
Love & Belonging
Safety & Security
Physiological needs
Self-actualization (top)
Morality, creativity, acceptance purpose, meaning and inner potential
Self esteem
Confidence, achievement, respect of others, need to be unique individual
Love & Belonging
Friendship, family, intimacy and sense of connection
Safety & Security
Health, employment, property, family and social stability
