Humanistic Approach Flashcards
whcih approach focuses on free will instead of determinsim?
Humanistic
determinism meaning?
predetermined by outside factors
2 types of determinism
- soft and hard determinism
define hard determinism
- the belief that all human behavior is predetermined by external factors or internal forces beyond our control, thus negating the possibility of free will
- claims that determinism is incompatiable with freedom
define soft determinism
- some what determined by other factors, nonetheless we’re still free
standard deviation?
- average distance data is from the mean
what is Opportunity sampling?
- it’s a sampling technique used to select participants from a target group to take part in a research study.
- Consists of the researcher selecting anyone who is available and willing to take part in the study.
What does the humanistic approach focus on?
- free will / rejects determinism
- positive outlook on human behaviour
- studies uniqeness of the individual - a ‘person centred approach’
(studies uniqueness of an individual rather than explaining/treating all humans using the same law)
what does The Humanistic Approach look at (theory)
the person and their main focus
- Maslow’s Heirachy of Needs
name the levels of Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs:
5
- Self actulisation
- Esteem
- Love and Belonging
- Safety needs
- Physiological Needs
Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs
what comes under self actualisation?
- desire to become more than one can be
- to reach your full potential/ to be the best you can be
what is one problem with Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs
- It has a very western/Devlepoed/1st world bias
- alot of people in developing countries will struggle for basic needs, e.g food, water, clothes, safety, and shelter
Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs
what comes under Esteem?
- respect
- self respect
- status
- recognition
- strength
- freedom
Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs
What comes under Love and Belonging
- friendship
- intamacy
- family
- sense of connection
Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs
What comes under Safety needs
- personal security
- employment
- health
- property
Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs
What comes under Physiological needs?
- air
- water
- food
- clothing
- shelter
- sleep
- reproduction
what is Acturial Psychology?
- Any predictions of behaviour based on purely statistical information and not subjective judgement
what do humanistic psychologists say?
“we have an innate desire to reach self-actualisation”
what does congruence mean?
- when our ideal self and our actual self are the same
- If there’s too big of a gap, self-actualisation won’t be possible, due to negative feeling of self-worth (esteem level)
For personal growth (and self-actualisation) to be achieved, we must have congruence
What is conditions of worth?
give an example of what it would sound like?
and who puts conditions of worth on us?
- having value placed on our worth
- “i will love you if you get 3 A’s for your A-levels”
- parents
Where does incongruence stem from and why?
childhood - lack of unconditional love
What is a treatment for ingongruence?
and what does this provide the clients with?
