Humanistic approach

Question 1

when?

Answer 1

1970’s

Question 2

who by?

Answer 2

Abraham Maslow and carl rogers

Question 3

every individual is unique-assumption 1

Answer 3

They believe we are all different and shouldn’t generalise. this is called idiographic.

Question 4

Human posses free will- assumption 2

Answer 4

we have the ability to choose and we are in control of are actions and behaviour. They acknowledge that we have constraints on free will such as laws and social rules.

Question 5

people should be viewed as holistically- assumption 3

Answer 5

There is no point of looking at one aspect of an individual. as that allows for things to be missed. Should looks at the person as a whole through out the entire life.

Question 6

scientific method is not appropriate to measure behaviour- assumption 4

Answer 6

not scientific. believes scientific methods are to objective as humans are subjective in the way they think and act.

Question 7

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 7

stage 1- Physiological so things like food and water.
Stage 2- safety things like security of job and having a house.
Stage 3- love so relationships family and intimacy
Stage 4- Esteem so self-esteem and confidence respected by others and respect others.
Stage 5- self actualisation

Question 8

Self-actualisation

Answer 8

a persons motivation to reach full potential.

Question 9

Congruence and Incongruence

Answer 9

Where a person’s ideal self and actual experiences are consistent or very similar, a state of congruence exits. However a person’s ideal self may not be consistent with what actually happens in real life so a difference may exist between a persons ideal self and experience this is incongruence

Question 10

conditions of worth

Answer 10

unnational positive regard is when you love and accept who you are.
Unnational positive regard- i love you no matter what.
we sometimes don’t do this and say i love you because … this will make self actualisation harder.

Question 11

clint based therapy

Answer 11

1. contact between clint and therapist.
2. clint is emotionally upset.
3. therapist is genuine
4. therapist shows unconditional positive regard
5. therapist has empathetic understanding.
6. clint reconsies what therapist is doing

Question 12

core conditions

Answer 12

congruence-genuine
unconditional positive regard
empathy

Question 13

evaluation point 1

Answer 13

positive that its anti reductionist.

Question 14

point 2

Answer 14

limited application in real world

Question 15

point 3

Answer 15

its strength is that it is positive

Question 16

point 4

Answer 16

limitation is that its untestable and not scientific

Question 17

point 5

Answer 17

limitation that it has western cultural bias