Humanistic Approach Flashcards
Define Humanistic Psychology
Humanistic Psychologists emphasis conscious experience and free will
Explain Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow focuses on the importance of personal growth and fulfillment of needs. His hierarchy of needs can be represented as a pyramid.
The most basic, deficit needs’ (Physiological and safety)
are at the base followed by love and belongingness and esteem needs.
Each level must be fulfilled before a person can move up to the highest ‘growth need’ of self-actualisation.
Explain Self-Actualisation
Maslow described self-actualisers as creative, accepting of others and accurate percievers of the world around them. They have peak experiences.
Self-Actualisation is described when a persons ‘ideal self’ is congruent with their real self and they come a fully functioning person.
Explain the self and self-congruence
The self (how we perceive ourselves; #ideal self' what we aspire to be. Congruence occurs when these match well, leading to feelings of self-worth. A poor match leads to incongruence and lower self-worth. Complete congruence is rare and people may thus use defense mechanisms to protect themselves from the discomfort of incongruence.
Explain Conditions of worth
These are requirements that we perceive significant others expect us to meet if we are to be seen positively by them. Rogers claimed that failure to meet conditions of worth result in incongruence and lower self-worth,
The influence on counselling psychology
Rogers developed the client-centered approach to counselling. He argued that with support we could solve our own problems. Becoming a fully functioning person and potentially achieve self-actualiation. Counsellors provide a supportive environment aimed at dissolving condition of worth moving the client toward authenticity and self-congruence.
Define Conditions Of Worth
Conditions imposed on an individuals behaviour and development that are considered necessary to earn positive regard from significant others.
Define Congruence
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Define Free Will
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Define Hierarchy of Needs
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Define Humanistic
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Define Self
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Define Self Actualisation
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Strength: Maslows Hierarchy is linked to economic development
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Strength: Research Support for conditions of worth
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