EVAL OF HUMANISTIC APPROACH Flashcards

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what are 3 evaluation points for humanistic approach?

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not reductionist
positive approach
limited application

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how is the humanistic approach not reductionist?

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they reject any attempt to break up behaviour into smaller concepts

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what do humanistic psychologist advocate?

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they advocate for holism

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what is holism?

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that human experience can only be understood by considering the whole person

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what does the humanistic approach not being reductionist increase?

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it’s validity because it considers meaningful human behaviour within real-life concepts

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how does the humanistic approach have limited application?

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the approach has had limited impact within the discipline of psychology as a whole

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why would humanistic approach have limited application?

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because it lacks a sound evidence base and it is not a comprehensive theory but a loose set of abstract concepts

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how can you criticise how the humanistic approach lacks application?

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Rogerian therapy has revolutionised counselling techniques and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been used to explain motivation

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how is humanistic approach positive?

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it brings the person back into psychology and promotes a positive image of the human condition

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what did Freud see humans as?

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slaves to their past and claimed that we existed between ‘common unhappiness and absolute despair’

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what does humanistic psychology offers to be positive?

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refreshing and optimistic alternative

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what does humanistic approach see all humans as?

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good, free to work towards their achievement of their potential and in control of their lives

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