Humanistic Approach

Question 1

Assumption 1: unique

Answer 1

Humanism argues everyone is unique.
Eg personality, hobbies, accent
To understand an individual’s behaviour you must take all these into account

Question 2

Assumption 2: free will

Answer 2

Humans make choices about their behaviour - not governed by other factors eg biology, environment
We should take responsibility for our actions
governed to an extent by laws, family values

Question 3

Assumption 3: holistic view of behaviour

Answer 3

Looking at humans as a whole
Argue that this is the best way to understand behaviour
Doesn’t break behaviour down into components

Question 4

Maslow and hierarchy of needs

Answer 4

studied human motivation
organised into hierarchy to reach main priority: self actualisation
physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self actualisation

Question 5

self actualisation

Answer 5

reaching your full potential
2% in the world eg. Einstein

Question 6

Roger’s self concept and ideal self

Answer 6

focuses on personal growth
needs to be congruence between the two
developed person centred therapy
more overlap - person can self actualise

Question 7

conditions of worth

Answer 7

when parent places a limit on their love for their children
over time build of conditions creates psychological problems for that child in adulthood

Question 8

Person Centered Therapy

Answer 8

client encouraged to talk through problems
Rogers believed that his client’s problems stemmed from the fact they were incongruent - aimed to alter this + help them to self actualisation

Question 9

evaluation
strength: useful

Answer 9

P: useful in developing treatment for mental health conditions
E: developed PCT
C: better quality of life

Question 10

evaluation
strength: not deterministic

Answer 10

P: not deterministic
E: free will means people chose their actions so cannot be excused for criminal behaviour
C: no negative implication on legal system. this approach supports the idea that criminals should take responsibility for their behaviour

Question 11

evaluation
strength: holistic

Answer 11

P: holistic
E: looks at humans as a whole. eg. depression would be caused by multiple factors
C: widens view on causes of behaviour

Question 12

evaluation
limitation: not scientific

Answer 12

P: not scientific
E: uses case studies on notable people. eg. Einstein to study self actualisation
C: cannot generalise findings to everyone else.