Rogers: Humanistic Flashcards
Which force is humanistic theory? Essentially, what order in history did it occur?
-third
Who are the two main theorists in the humanistic perspective? (2)
-Roger’s
-Maslow
What two people influenced young Roger’s?
-Otto Rank and Taft
What movement influenced young Roger’s?
-progressive education
What inspired Roger’s to come up with the “newer therapy”?
-he wanted a therapy that was pragmatic that worked
What are the aspects of the “newer therapy”? (4)
-relies on the individuals ability and drive to grow
-more emphasis on feelings
-more emphasis on present than past
-the therapeutic relationship itself is incredibly useful, it is a growth relationship
What is the actualizing tendency?
-drive within every individual to grow and develop their fullest potential, move from simple to complex
What is the organismic self?
-the brain and body
What is the organismic valuing process?
-frame of reference that allows an individual to know if their experience is in accordance with their actualizing tendency, essentially will this experience help me grow or not
How do we know if something is in accordance with our actualizing tendency?
-if it helps you maintain or enhance what you have
The actualizing tendency accounts for human motives, which motives does this include? (2)
-maintenance needs
-enhancement needs
What are maintenance needs?
-the need to survive and keep the status quo
What are the enhancement needs?
-need for growth and development
What is self-actualization?
-realizing their full potential and fulfillment
What is a subset of the actualizing tendency?
-self actualization
What is the self? What are the two component subsystems under the self? (2)
-only humans have this, it’s the parts of experiences associated with I, me and mine
-self concept and ideal self
What is the self concept?
-the self we perceive ourselves being, it’s our subjective interpretation of who we are
What is the ideal self?
-as it name sounds, it is the self we want to be
What are the 2 components that make up the self?
-self-concept and ideal self
What is experience? What about awareness? (2)
-everything that is going on in a humans environment at a given moment in time
-we can become aware of all of it, but we are not aware of everything
When does or how does experience enter awareness?
-when it is symbolized (words, sounds, images)
What is the phenomenological field?
-it’s inside of us, and is composed of all inner experiences in the moment, including what you are and are not conscious of
What is synonymous with the subjective reality that directs our behaviour?
-phenomenological field