p2 - topic 10: humanistic psychology

Question 1

humanistic psychology characteristics

Answer 1

• emphasis mainly in relationships that we form in others
• every individual is different from each other, phonological aspect, we must be in client’s reality which is what will help -> helps the developmental process of client
• attachment is the basis of everything if you want to help someone

Question 2

self actualisation (rogers)

Answer 2

• process of becoming a person
  living and constantly developing (driven by a development force, which is inside a person), you can always trust your innate tendency to grow and develop
• a need for development is the only motivation leading towards self actualisation

Question 3

important aspects of roger’s theory

Answer 3

organismic valuing process: constant matching and evaluation of the experience
fully functioning person is open to own experience (without distortion), trusts own instincts and feelings, always finds new aspects and will always try to thrive to have a close link between experience and mental representation
need for positive regards (conditional and unconditional)
conditions of worth - acting by these to be judged worthy by others

Question 4

organismic valuing process

Answer 4

people’s innate ability to know what is important to them, their own best directions in life that will lead them toward greater well-being and a more fulfilling existence

Question 5

two main forces of motivations

Answer 5

constant development (ego psych, adapting to environment)
positive regards from others (object relations theory with attachment)

Question 6

viewpoint of therapy from humanistic point of view

Answer 6

if client is boring, or not saying much: something is blocking the person from being a vivid individual, aim of therapy is to deal with that blockage, to be able to offer a relationship to the person, which helps in finding their own organismic valuing process

Question 7

three main conditions of an optimal relationship

Answer 7

unconditional positive regard
empathy
congruence
main goal: to offer a good enough relationship
rogers believed this is how therapy should be built

Question 8

locus of evaluation

Answer 8

that to which people refer in order to make judgment about themselves, others and the world
internal locus and external locus

Question 9

empathy definition

Answer 9

trying to understand really deeply what the other person is going through and how it’s like to be that person

Question 10

congruence definition

Answer 10

reflecting what you feel about the client -> a form of self-awareness, being aware of your own feelings
transparent about what you experience

Question 11

self-determination theory

Answer 11

to acquire a fully functioning life and well-being, we need to satisfy autonomy, relatedness, competence

Question 12

four topics of existential psychology

Answer 12

death
isolation
meaning
freedom

Question 13

main focus in therapy

Answer 13

always keep relationship in mind (what helps in deepening the relationship)
always keep the original problem in mind in guiding you through the process
use your own experience (feelings, thoughts) as pieces of info about the client (understand them, don’t act based on them)