chapter 11 part 2

Question 1

who created the humanistic theory

Answer 1

maslow & rogers

Question 2

slef actualization

Answer 2

reaching the full potential that you can reach

Question 3

what do humnaistis believe?

Answer 3

people try to improve
-desire to become self-actualized

Question 4

maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 4

-physiological - most basic
-safety
-love
-esteem
-self-actualization - highest uphjhnnnnmmnnmnmnnnmmmmmmmjmmjmj,

Question 5

humanistic theories- carl rogers

Answer 5

self-concept (central feature)
–ideal self, self image, etc

Question 6

rogers person-centered perspective

Answer 6

-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

Question 7

evaluating humanistic theories: positives

Answer 7

influenced many areas
-counseling
-child raising
-education
laid groundwork for today’s field of positive psychology

Question 8

evaluating humanistic theories: criticism

Answer 8

concepts vague & subjective
too much emphasis on individualism
-can lead to self-indulgence, selfishness, & erosion of moral restraint

Question 9

traits

Answer 9

traits
-pattern of behavior/disposition to feel & act in certain ways
-trains desctive, but dont really explain personality

Question 10

factor analysis

Answer 10

a statistical procedue that identified factors (clusters of items)

Question 11

trait theories

Answer 11

-different numbers of factors
-nearly all have extraversion & neuroticism
-useful for conceptualizing personality
-not very effective in predicting behavior

Question 12

eysenck;s personality theory

Answer 12

-intoversion to extroversion
-stability to neuroticism
-self control to psychoticism

based on biological factors: temperament