Humanistic Psychology Flashcards
Key assumptions of humanistic psychology
Dissatisfaction with determinism and over scientific way of studying behaviour
Focuses on conscious experience and personal growth rather than behaviour
Free will and personal responsibility
Maslow’s intention
Interested in improvement/ personal growth
Initials of theory hierarchy
Pink Scarves Belong Everywhere So Accessorise
Hierarchy of needs Theory
Physiological Safety Belonging/ love Esteem Self actualisation
Self actualisation
Rogers: drive to realise ones true potential
Maslow: final step of hierarchy if needs
Congruence
Similarity between ideal self and self image
Difference is a ‘state of incongruence’
Free will
Ability to behave independently without influence of external forces
Able to act at ones own discretion
Conditions of worth
Describe conditions imposed on an individuals behaviour and development considered necessary to earn positive recognition
Rogers three selves
Self concept
Ideal self
Real self
Self concept- rogers
Who you feel you are, similar to self esteem
Ideal self
Who you wish to be and aim to become
Real self
Who you actually are, subjective experience
Evaluation of humanistic psychology
- may happen in different order
- overly idealised: assumes and suggests humans are inherently good and ‘growth orientated’
+ research support: Hagerty; countries in early stages of development had lower level needs, Harter; teens who felt they needed to meet specific conditions more likely to dislike selves
