Humanistic Apporoach

Question 1

What is the humanistic approach

Answer 1

Humans are not influenced by anything but themselves, we are the only thing that drives our behaviour.
- we have complete free will and choice
-Strive to self-actualise

Question 2

What is Maslows theory

Answer 2

We should strive to self actualise (reach our full potential)
- you must complete maslows hierarchy for good mental health.

Question 3

Maslows’ hierarchy

Answer 3

Please stop licking everyone’s socks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Final - Self actualisation
4- esteem
3-love and belonging
2-safety
1-physiological

Question 4

Level one- physiological

Answer 4

Basic needs, food, water, sex, sleep

Question 5

Level 2- safety

Answer 5

Employment, health, home, family

Question 6

Level 3- love and belonging

Answer 6

Friendship, family, sexual intimacy

Question 7

Level 4- esteem

Answer 7

Confidence, respect for yourself and others ✊

Question 8

Level 5- self actualisation

Answer 8

Reach full potential and all goals

Question 9

Concept of self-acceptance

Answer 9

Roger - we all have two selves
-Real self (how u really are and how others see you) and ideal self ( who you want to be and who u might grow to become)

-Incongruence between ideal and real self (if ideal self is not realistic) causes bad mental health and lowers self worth.
-The more overlap between both selfs the better mental health and self actualisation becomes possible.

Question 10

Role of conditions of worth and real life application

Answer 10

-How you feel about yourself.
-Humans feel the need to be nurtured, loved and praised without the need to give anything back (unconditionally)
-if you get this = good self esteem
-if you get conditions of worth (negative regard) criticism = low self esteem
Can’t self actualisation

Person centred therapy
- unconditional positive regard from therapist
-help them achieve congruence for both selves
-teach them to like and respect themselves to increase self esteem

Question 11

Evaluation

Answer 11

✔️- belief in free will
-person Centred therapy

✖️- not scientific no empirical evidence of Maslows theory, can’t be measured, tested or replicated.