Humanistic psychology Flashcards
What do humanistic approach believe
That humans are self determining and have free will. People are still affected by external and internal influences but active agents who can still determine their own development
What is free will
Humans can make their own choices and is not affected by internal biological and external forces
Who is Abraham Maslow
He’s founder of humanistic movement in psychology
What did Maslow say about the hierarchy of needs
Five levelled sequence in which basic psychological needs must be satisfied before reaching self actualisation
What is in the hierarchy of needs from the bottom to the top
Psychological needs
Safety and security
Love
Self esteem
Self actualisation
What are the levels underneath self actualisation called
Deficiency needs to be
What is self actualisation
Desire to grow psychologically and fulfill one’s full potential becoming what you are capable of
What is personal growth concerned with
Developing and changing as a person to become fully satisfied and goal oriented
What did Carl rogers argue for personal growth to be above
The self must be congruent to ideal self
What happens if there’s a big gap between self and ideal self
Person experience a state of incongruence and self actualisation not be reached due to negative feelings of self worth due to incongruence
What can reduce the gap of ideal self and self
Client centered therapy
Help cope with problems of everyday living
What was the root problem found in client centered therapy
Childhood can explain lack of unconditional positive regard
What is unconditional
Positive regard
When there’s lack of conditional love from parent
What is conditions of worth
When parents place limits or boundaries on their love for their child
