Humanism Flashcards
The humanistic approach emphasises the importance of
subjective experience, free will and a persons capacity for self determination
Basic principles of humanism
Humans are good and valued
Free will
Responsibility for our own behaviour
We choose to grow
Rejection of scientific method
Focus on the self
Ideas and values that characterise “I” and “me” and our own personal identity
Parents who impose conditions of worth may…
prevent personal growth
Feelings of worthlessness can be due to conditional self regard (i will only love you if)
Maslows Hierarchy of needs
self actualisation
esteem
love/belonging
safety
physiological
self actualisation
innate tendency to want to achieve our full potential and become the best we can be
how is maslows hierarchy organised
basic needs at the bottom, higher needs at the top.
each level needs to be achieved before reaching the top
Roger’s self concept
refers to how we perceive ourselves as a person, it has 3 elements: self worth, self image and ideal self leading to (in)congruence
self worth
what we think and feel about ourselves, developed from child parent interactions
self image
how we see ourselves(good health), influence of body image on personality
ideal self
what we would like to be- goals, ambitions, it always changes
congruence
maintenance of a reasonable consistency between a persons ideal and actual self
incongruence
the gap between ideal self and actual self
Conditions of worth
the messages we take on board about what we have to do to be valued
Strengths of humanism: optimistic
promotes a positive image, humans are good, free to work towards full potential whereas
freud= prisoners of the past and everyone in common unhappiness
