Lecture 18 Flashcards
Discuss the primary assumptions of humanist theories
(1) Humans have free will, (2) conscious experience determines behavior/personality, and (3) humans are inherently good and strive for growth.
Describe the conative needs and hierarchy
(1) Physiological, (2) Safety, (3) Belonging, (4) Esteem, (5) Self-actualization.
What are neurotic needs
Needs that perpetuate dysfunction, are reactive, and attempt to compensate for unmet conative needs. (ex. hoarding to compensate for safety)
Define metapathology
Psychological dysfunction arising from the failure to meet self-actualization needs (e.g., loss of purpose, disintegration).
Identify the correlates of self-actualization
Time competence, inner direction, internal locus of control, low neuroticism, high openness, purpose in life, and self-transcendent experiences.
Explain why self-actualization is rarely achieved
Due to sociocultural constraints (e.g., poverty, chaos) and personal fear of success (Jonah complex).
Define Jonah complex
The fear of success or becoming one’s best self, which leads to avoidance and self-sabotage.
Discuss Roger’s notion of the actualizing tendency
A master motive to fulfill one’s potential at every level (physical, psychological, emotional), regardless of external conditions—the actualizing tendency
Identify the personality characteristics that are exhibited by a fully functioning person
(1) Openness to experience, (2) existential living, (3) organismic trust, (4) experiential freedom, (5) creativity, (6) harmonious relationships.
Review the conditions that are necessary to become a fully functioning person
Receiving unconditional positive regard → developing unconditional positive self-regard → fosters traits that support self-actualization.
Define conditions of worth
Expectations or contingencies placed on receiving acceptance and love (e.g., “I’ll love you if you do well”).
