human ist
- Created by: cat
- Created on: 27-11-12 19:29
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- Humanist
- Assumptions
- All people are unique, psychology should focus on subjectice experiences
- feelings and thoughts of individual
- people have free will they choose who they want to be
- people should be looked at holistically as a whole person you lose the whole person if you focus on the smaller parts e.g behaviour unconscious
- people have an innate drive to fulfil potential (self actualise)
- psychological problems occur when there is a gap between ideal self and actual self
- scientific method not appropriate to study humans because they are complex and individual
- All people are unique, psychology should focus on subjectice experiences
- Limitations
- lack of empirical research- no evidence
- not very detailed
- ignores biology focuses on drive to be self actualised not biological drive
- Strengths
- focuses on conscious experience what its like to be human- what people think and feel
- recognises personal responsibility (free will ) we are in control of our lives relationships and experiences
- only approach that says responsible for actions
- Came up with client centered therapy
- Assumptions
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