humanistic approach Flashcards
when was the humanistic approach developed
1950s
what does the humanistic approach assume
assumes we all have free will and are the masters of our own development, so we can ignore the influence of internal and external factors on our behaviour
sees sees self actualisation, as achieved by being the top level of maslows heirarchy of needs, as a crucial part of being human
due to having free will, we also have ability to progress through maslow heirarchy of needs and better ourselves
free will
humans can make choices for themselves, ‘self-determining’
self-actualisation
every person has an innate tendency to fulfil their own potential. given the right environment we will become the best we can be. self actualisation inovles fulfilling your potential. a self actualising person is one who is striving towards and achieveing a worthy goal. maslow believed only 1% of people truly achieve self -a ctualisation
maslows heirarchy of needs bottom to top
physiological, safety, love/belonging esteem, self actualisation
what did carl rogers argue
for personal growth to be achieved, an individuals concept of the self must be congruent with their ideal self
congruence
if there is too big a gap between the self and the ideal self then there is incongruence, which will give negative feelings of self worth and block self-actyalisation
conditions of worth
the notion that you are only acceptable if you meet certain conditions/behave in a certain way
rogers pratcical application
conselling psychology
according to rogers the qualities of a good therapist are
genuine
unconditional positive regard
empathy
strength
practical applicationi and is it reductionist or holistic
counselling psychology
holistic - both envirnonemnt and innate desire to reach se;f actualisation make it holistic
weakness
unscientific - does not produce quantifiable data
cultural differences - more collectivist cultures emphasisse community potential rather than individual self actualisation
