humanistic

Question 1

Main assumptions of the humanistic approach

Answer 1

Behaviour emphasises the importance of subjective experiences and each person’s capacity for self determination

Question 2

Role of free will

Answer 2

The humanistic approach is non deterministic and actually believes that everybody is an active agent

Question 3

What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 3

The hierarchy is a summary of needs that all humans have and to progress up it, the needs below must be met first. There is an innate need to reach self actualisation.

Question 4

Self actualisation is

Answer 4

The fulfillment of our true potential which drives and motivated us

Question 5

Examples of all 5 hierarchy of needs

Answer 5

1.physiological needs (breathing,food)
2.safety and security
(Health, employment)
3.love and belonging (family,friendship)
4.self-esteem (confidence,achievement)
5.self actualisation (morality,creativity)

Question 6

Why may we not reach self actualisation

Answer 6

If you are incogrent

Question 7

What does being incongruent mean

Answer 7

Congruence-small gap between self image and ideal self
Incongruence-large gap between self image and ideal self

Question 8

What causes incongruence

Answer 8

Conditions of worth from parents (I’ll only love you if…)

Question 9

How do you become congruent

Answer 9

Using Maslow’s client centred therapy
-unconditional positive regard
-build a sense of self
-change unrealistic ideal self

Question 10

AO3 pos

Answer 10

Real world applications
-Client centred therapy (counselling) helps conditions like anxiety and low self worth
-educate (incongruence)
-treated (unconditional pos regard)
-improve QoL
-usefulness

Question 11

AO3 neg

Answer 11

-Not all concepts can be measured
-Self actualisation and congruence are vague and untestable
-Little empirical research carried out so other approaches may have more valuable data
-Reduces the internal validity