chapter 11 part 2 Flashcards
who created the humanistic theory
maslow & rogers
slef actualization
reaching the full potential that you can reach
what do humnaistis believe?
people try to improve
-desire to become self-actualized
maslow’s hierarchy of needs
-physiological - most basic
-safety
-love
-esteem
-self-actualization - highest uphjhnnnnmmnnmnmnnnmmmmmmmjmmjmj,
humanistic theories- carl rogers
self-concept (central feature)
–ideal self, self image, etc
rogers person-centered perspective
-genuineness: being honest, direct, not using a facade
-acceptance: unconditional positive regard: acknowledging feelings without passing judgement
-empathy: tuning into your feelings of others, showing your effort to understand, listening well
evaluating humanistic theories: positives
influenced many areas
-counseling
-child raising
-education
laid groundwork for today’s field of positive psychology
evaluating humanistic theories: criticism
concepts vague & subjective
too much emphasis on individualism
-can lead to self-indulgence, selfishness, & erosion of moral restraint
traits
traits
-pattern of behavior/disposition to feel & act in certain ways
-trains desctive, but dont really explain personality
factor analysis
a statistical procedue that identified factors (clusters of items)
trait theories
-different numbers of factors
-nearly all have extraversion & neuroticism
-useful for conceptualizing personality
-not very effective in predicting behavior
eysenck’s personality theory
-intoversion to extroversion
-stability to neuroticism
-self control to psychoticism
based on biological factors: temperament
what does ocean stand for
openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticisim
maturity principle
up to 40 years, become more conscientious & agreeable & less neurotic
is higher conscienctiouness correlate with larger or smaller frontal lobe
larger
