Unit 1: Interplay Of Biological, Psychological, Social, & Spiritual Factors Flashcards
Basic Human Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs implies clients are motivated to meet certain needs.
Deficiency Needs (D-Needs)
Physiological, Safety, Social, and Esteem.
Growth needs (being needs) (B-Needs)
Self-Actualization
Physiological needs:
Needs maintain the physical organism. Food, water, oxygen, constant body temperature.
Safety needs:
Need to feel secure, safe from harm, danger, or threat of destruction.
Social needs:
Friendship, intimacy, affection, and love.
Esteem needs:
Self respect and respect from others.
Self-actualization:
Need to be oneself, act consistently with whom one is.
Attachment theory (Bowlby):
Lasting psychological connectedness between human beings. Evolutionary context in which a caregiver provides safety for a child. Primary attachment (monotropy). Disruption in the first 5YRS can cause consequences.
Attachment
Set of learned behaviors. A child will form an attachment to whoever feeds it.
Personality Theories:
Biological
Genetics responsible for personality. Link between genetics and personality traits.
Personality Theories:
Behavioral:
Interaction between individual and environment. Reject theories that take into account internal thoughts and feelings.
Personality Theories:
Psychodynamic
Influence of the unconscious mind and childhood experience.
Personality Theories:
Humanist
Importance of free will and individual experience. Concept of self-actualization: innate need for personal growth that motivates behavior.
Personality Theories:
Trait
Number of broad traits (characteristics that cause an individual to behave in certain ways).
