Comparison Of Approaches: Humanistic Flashcards
Nature/ nurture
Nurture
Focuses on how individuals grow and develop in response to their surroundings, rather than solely being focused on biological factors
Emphasises the fact that individuals have free will and teh ability to shape their own behaviour based on their own experiences. Highlights how an indictable experimeces with their surroundings influence their self concept
According to maslows heirachy of needs elf actualisation is the ultimate goal of self development, and in order to reach this, different experiences are met
Reductionist/ holistic
Holistic
Aims to look at an individual as a whole, considering all aspects of their experiences, biological, emotional and social rather than breaking them down
According to maslows heirachy of needs, a persons ultimate goal is to self actualise and in order to do so they must reach a variety of needs first; considering. A range of factors and how they interrelate to promote self growth
Deterministic/ free will
Free will
Focuses on the belief that individuals gave the ability to make own choices and shape their won lives , participate on their personal growth and development
Humanistic psychologists believe that humans are active agents who can take responsibility for their actions and make choices that affect their self actualisation
Treatment of abnormal behaviour
Person/self centered therapy
Focuses on creating a supportive environment that enables individuals to explore their feelings and thoughts in order to promote self growth
Providing unconditional positive regard, complete acceptance with no judgement allowing the client to feeel safe enough to express their true emotions to get the hep they actually need without the fear of rejection
