Humanist approach Flashcards
1
Q
Humanist approach
A
People have free will over own behaviour
Assumes people are naturally good
2
Q
Assumptions of humanist approach
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- Development + behaviour driven by desire to self-actualise
- Experiences can be barriers to self-actualisation
3
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Bugental core assumptions
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- Focus on human study to understand
- Research areas meaningful to human exp
- Behaviour is important - also internal experiences
- Free will = powerful
- Little value in nomathetic
- Look at whole person in social context
4
Q
Strength of humanist approach
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RW app - therapy improvements
Idiographic
Positive - NJA
5
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Weaknesses of humanist approach
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Culturally biased
Lack of scientific methodology - free will cannot be tested
