Humanistic Approach
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- Humanistic Approach
- Free Will
- Psychology should concern itself with the study of subjective experience - referred to as a person centred approach.
- Humanistic psychology claims humans are self-determining and have free will.
- We are active agents who have the ability to determine our own development.
- Humanistic psychology claims humans are self-determining and have free will.
- Psychology should concern itself with the study of subjective experience - referred to as a person centred approach.
- Self-actualisation
- Humanistic psychologists regard personal growth as an essential part of what it is to be human.
- Self-actualisation represents the uppermost level of Maslows needs hierarcy. Deficiency, growth needs.
- Every person has an innate tendency to achieve their full potential.
- Personal growth concerned with developing and changing as a person to become fulfiled.
- The self, congruence and conditions of worth
- Worthlessness and low self esteem have their roots in childhood, explained by lack of unconditional positive regard from parents.
- Important psychological barriers that may prevent a person reaching their full potential.
- Rogers saw one of his roles as a therapist as being able to to provide his clients with the unconditional positive regard they failed to get as children.
- Important psychological barriers that may prevent a person reaching their full potential.
- Rogers argued that for personal growth to be achieved an individuals concept of self must be equivalent to or have congruence with their ideal self.
- Rogers developed client-centred therapy, to reduce the gap between the self concept and ideal self, also helps people cope with problems of everyday living.
- Worthlessness and low self esteem have their roots in childhood, explained by lack of unconditional positive regard from parents.
- If the gap is too big between the two selves, they will experience a state of incongruence
- A parent who sets boundaries or limits their love for their child stores up psychological problems for that child in the future.
- Free Will
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