Humanist Approach

Question 0

Is each person unique?

Answer 0

Yes

Question 1

Do people have free will?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

Is behaviour determined by unconscious forces or the environment?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What should people be viewed from?

Answer 3

A holistic perspective rather than breaking down behaviour.

Question 4

Are people essentially good and will grow psychologically if given positive regards at all times?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

People strive to realise their?

Answer 5

Full potential in life - called self actualisation and are motivated by a hierarchy of needs.

Question 6

What should the psychological therapies be like?

Answer 6

Client centred & should involve warmth, empathy and genuineness.

Question 7

Psychological problems are due to what?

Answer 7

A difference between a persons perceived self and their ideal self.

Question 8

What does soft determinism mean?

Answer 8

When free will is constrained

Question 9

What does self mean?

Answer 9

Aware of their own identity

Question 10

What does self concept mean?

Answer 10

Understanding of who you are

Question 11

What is ideal self?

Answer 11

What a person aspires to be

Question 12

What is incongruence?

Answer 12

A state of discomfort or incongruence

Question 13

What does self actualisation mean?

Answer 13

Innate tendency to realise their full potential

Question 14

What is unconditional positive regard?

Answer 14

When someone is accepted for what they are without any conditions

Question 15

What’s is conditions of worth?

Answer 15

A positive regard of a significant other is conditional, it prevents people from realising their ideal self

Question 16

What is conditional positive regard?

Answer 16

Where the child is loved and values only to the extent that they produce the correct behaviour that is approved by others

Question 17

Client centred therapy (Rogers) what are the three principles the therapy is based on?

Answer 17

1. Therapist is congruent with client : genuine and not offensive.
2. therapist provides unconditional positive regard : make the client feel accepted.
3. Therapist shows empathy to client: understand the subjective experiences and perceptions

Question 18

2 strengths:

Answer 18

• recognises the importance of conscious experience & what people think and feel.
• it’s optimistic about people, looks to the future in terms of personal growth.

Question 19

2 limitations:

Answer 19

• ignored mental processes that do not take place at conscious level.
• terminology is not clearly defined and therefore not easily testable.

Question 20

Hierarchy of needs: the higher up the hierarchy of needs the more…

Answer 20

The need is linked to life experience and less to biology.