HUMANISTIC APPROACH Flashcards
Outline three features of the humanistic perspective in psychology.
rejects attempts to establish scientific principles of human behaviour
psychology should concern itself with the study of subjective experience
the concept of free will is central
What is self actualisation
innate tendency that each of us have to want to achieve full potential and become best we can possibly be
in maslow hierarchy of needs/self actualisation is at the top
What do humanistic psychologists mean by ‘focus on the self’
refers to ideas and values that characterise I and Me and perception of what I can do and what I am
What is the aim of therapy within the H approach
to establish congruence between self concept and ideal self or self actualisation can’t occur
what is congruence
state of agreement
What do humanistic psychologists mean by conditions of worth? Give an example of how a parent might set conditions of worth on his or her child.
Parent might set boundaries of love for their child like I will only love you if - this presents issues such as worthlessness and low self esteem
- lack of unconditional positive regard
whats unconditional positive regard
is the basic acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does,
In rogers client centred therapy what should an effective therapist provide the client with
Genuineness
empathy
unconditional positive regard
what is the aim of rogers client centered therapy
to reduce incongruence between self concept and ideal self and increase feelings of self worth
why is the h approach good
holistic approach, considers the whole person so improves validity
why is the h approach bad
untestable concepts as vague ideas that are difficult to test or measure so lacks validity
why is the h approach bad (2)
rejects other approaches for example no scientific basis so its again not a complete explanation of behaviour
