Humanistic Approach

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  • Created on: 24-09-19 12:09
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  • Humanistic
    • Assumptions
      • Free Will
        • People aren't affected by internal or external processes
        • Active agents
        • Studies should see people as unique and avoid making universal laws
      • Self-Actualisation
        • Everyone has a innate ability to achieve their full potential
        • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
          • 1- Physiological       2- Safety     3- Belonging     4- Esteem       5- Self-Actualisation
        • Personal growth is concerned with developing and changing as a individual
      • Self, Congruence and Conditions of Worth
        • Rogers argued a individuals' concept of self should have congruence to their ideal self
        • Client-centred therapy is used to reduce the gap and help people with everyday problems
        • Rogers says that many issues root from lacking unconditional love as a child
    • Evaluation
      • Not Reductionist- advocates holism, subjective experience can only be understood by considering the whole person, considers real-life
      • Limited Application- the approach has limited impact in psychology due to lacking evidence and having abstract concepts
      • Positive Approach- promotes a positive image of the human condition as it sees everyone as in control of their lives
      • Cultural Bias- many ideas, such as personal growth, are more associated with Western individualistic cultures

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