🔵 Approaches - The Humanistic Approach Flashcards

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Humanistic psychology approach

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An approach to understand behaviour that emphasises the importance of subjective experience and each person’s capacity for self-determination

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Free will

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The notion that humans can make choices and are not determined by biological or external forces

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Self actualisation

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The desire to grow psychologically and fulfil one’s full potential - becoming what your capable of

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Hierarchy of needs

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5 levelled hierarchy in which basic needs must be satisfied before higher psychological needs

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Congruence

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When the real self and ideal self aline

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Conditions of worth

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When a parent places limits or boundaries on their love of their children. “I will only love you if…”

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Order of hierarchy of needs

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1 - self actualisation
2 - self esteem
3 - love and belongingness
4 - safety and security
5 - psychological needs

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What are all other approaches considered as so far

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Deterministic - behaviour is shaped by forces which we have no control over

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Views on free

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Humanistic psychology claims that human beings are essentially self - determining and have free will

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What are humans described as

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Active agents who have the ability to determine our own development

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What does the humanistic approach reject

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They reject scientific models that attempt to establish general principles of human behaviour. Believes behaviour is subjective rather than general laws

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What must be achieved before self actualisation

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All four lower levels of the hierarchy must be met before the individual can work towards self- actualisation and fulfill their potential

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What does every person have an innate tendancy to do

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To achieve their full potential

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What do human pyschologists regard personal growth as

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Essential part of what it is to be human. Associated with developing and changing ad a person to become fulfilled, satisfied and goal-orientated

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What do we need for personal growth to be achieved

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An indivual’s concept of real self must have congruence with with their ideal self

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Incongruence

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If the gap between your real self and your ideal self is too big and do not alone, this leads to incongruence

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What does incongruence cause

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Negative feelings of self worths

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Who developed client centred therapy

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Carl Roger’s

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Why was client centred therapy created

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To reduce the gap between real self and ideal self and help people cope the problems of every day living

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What does Roger’s explain many of the issues we experience as adults on

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The worthless and low self esteem is claimed to come from their roots in childhood and can be explained by a lack of unconditional positive regard

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What does Roger’s explain many of the issues we experience as adults on

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The worthless and low self esteem is claimed to come from their roots in childhood and can be explained by a lack of unconditional positive regard

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What do conditions of worth cause

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Conditions of worth (parent who sets boundaries or limits on their love for their child) can cause psychological problems for that child in the future

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What did Roger’s see as one of his roles as an effective therapist

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To be able to provide his clients with the unconditional positive regard that they failed to receive as children

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How has the humanistic approach been helpful for us today

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  • client centred therapy has revolutionised counselling techniques
  • hierarchy of needs has been used to explain motivation particularly in the work place
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How has client centred therapy revolutionised therapy
Important form of Morden day psychotherapy. Refers to them as clients rather than patients and saw them as an expert on their own condition
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For Roger’s, what 3 things should every therapists provide
Genuineness Empathy Unconditional positive regard
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Aim of cc therapy
Increase person’s feelings of self worth, reduce levels of incongruence and help be full functioning person
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Positives of approach
- promotes positive image of the human condition - fifers a refreshing and optimistic alternative - sees all people as basically good, free to work towards the achievement f their potential and in control of their lives