Psychological Perspectives Flashcards
a person’s capacity for personal growth, freedom to choose their destiny, & positive human qualities
Humanistic Perspectives
humans can cope with stress, control their lives, & achieve desires
Abraham Maslow
Expanded Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
“the best of what one can be”
self-actualization
helping others self-actualise
transcendence
one’s overall perceptions and assessments of their abilities, behavior, & personalities
self-concept
Who coined self-concept?
Carl Rogers
unconditional positive regard, empathy, genuineness
ways to a more positive self-concept
who is behind the ‘I Self, Me Self’ concept?
William James
Throughout life, one realizes that achieving goals & aspirations can lead to secure rewards.
self-discrepancy theory
Who coined the self-discrepancy theory?
Edward Tory Higgins
discrepancies between actual & undesired self strongly associate w/ satisfaction
Daniel M. Ogilvie
undesired self is more grounded in reality, the ideal self is unclear
Daniel M. Ogilvie
Who coined the Psychosexual Theory of Development?
Sigmund Freud
individuals go through a series of stages of personality development, wherein we experience pleasure in one part of the body
Psychosexual Theory of Development