humanistic approach Flashcards
who devised the hierarchy of needs
Maslow
what is the order of needs (bottom to top)
psychological needs - safety needs - love - esteem - self-actualization
what do we need to do to work up the hierarchy of needs ?
work through the layers and self growth
reduce incongruence
what is the practical application of humanistic approach?
client centered therapy
what is the role of therapist in client centered therapy?
to provide unconditional positive regard which they didn’t receive as a child and to be positive and supportive
what is the aim of client centered therapy?
to reduce incongruence of the self
who developed client centered therapy?
Rogers
what is congruence of the self ?
when the ideal self and self overlap or have similar qualities
define self actualization
“everything you are capable of becoming.”
- is the highest level of psychological development, where personal potential is fully realized
- there is this goal driven drive in everyone that is fully realised once the four needs are met in the pyramid
define a lack of unconditional positive regard
when parents insert boundaries on the love they give
their child
clients role in client centered therapy
identify solutions to reduce in congruence in a safe positive environment
evaluate the humanistic approach
+ advocates holism, acknowledges that to understand human behaviour we must look at people as a whole not break down human behaviour to be explained by one thing such as genes. ^ validity because it looks at real life
- culture bound concepts - individualist culture - not generaliseable
+ client centred therapy - improve congruence, as well as sees P.P as good and strives for them to do better - happy useful better than freud?
- not actually that useful and has limited contribution to psychology since it lacks a sound evidence base and is based on abstract terms - not falsifibiale and cannot be tested
what actually IS maslows hierarchy of needs?
- there are five levelrs
- wuthin each level there is a specific need for a person to feel fullfilled
- you must meet the needs of each level to work up the pyramid and attain the highest level of psychological development
what are physiological needs?
food, water , shelter and steady income
what are safety needs?
being worried about the safety of yourself and loved ones prevents self-actualisation so must be fullfilled
you must have a sfae living place for your family maybe
