Humanistic Approach

Question 1

What are conditions of worth

Answer 1

key problem of natural potential and growth
^ how children think they will be valued by their family

Question 2

What is unconditional positive regard ?

Answer 2

bond between parent and children is not conditional on the child fulfilling parental demands

Question 3

What is the self and congruence ?

Answer 3

Rogers: for personal growth to be achieved, individuals concept of self must have congruence with their ideal self
^ self actualisation wont be possible if large gap exists between the two

Question 4

What is congruence ?

Answer 4

When the self - concept and ideal self are seen to broadly accord

Question 5

What is incongruence ?

Answer 5

When persons ideal self isn’t consistent with whats actually happening in life

Question 6

What is free will ?

Answer 6

We are active agents who have the ability to determine our own development
Reject scientific models
^ believe psychology should be about subjective experience

Question 7

What is self actualisation and Maslow’s heirarchy of needs ?

Answer 7

. Every person has an innate tendency to achieve their full potential
. All 4 levels of the hierarchy must be met before the individual can work towards self actualisation
^ the goal of living

Question 8

What is the evaluation for the humanistic approach ?

Answer 8

. limited application
. postive approach
. cultural bias