Evaluation Flashcards
Rogers - what did sexton and whiston review?
Studies into effectiveness of Rogers therapy finding it was successful in short term but not long term
Rogers - what is effectiveness based on?
What a person says rather than objective measure and there isn’t usually a long term follow up with clients
Maslow - how has Maslow work been influential?
His ideas have been applied to field of organisation psychology to aid understanding of what gives people motivation to work
Maslow - what has had wide spread acceptance?
Concept of self actualisation and has been applied to atypical behaviour
Maslow - why have his ideas been criticised?
For being culturally specific
Maslow - what does he pay to much attention to?
Healthy people and not those who have psychological disorders
What does the approach promote?
A positive image of human beings and the human condition
What does the approach focus on?
Subjective experience which is important to everyday life
What is their a lack of?
Empirical research much means much of the theory is speculation
What is their a string emphasis on?
Self actualisation so biological drives play a less central role
What are some of the key concepts?
Vague and poorly defined
