Humanistic approach
- Created by: egc24
- Created on: 27-10-22 21:32
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- Humanism
- Assumptions
- Unlike all the other approaches - it believes humans have total free will
- The Humanistic approach is an idea that humans are essentially good and are always trying to do their best.
- People have an innate need to make themselves and the world better
- People are motivated to self actualise - personal growth is most important drive in humanism
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Need
- 1. Physiological - breathing, food, water, sex, sleep
- 2. Safety - employment, morality, home, health
- 3. Love/ Belonging - friends, family
- 4. Esteem - self esteem, confidence, achievement
- 5. Self actualisation - Knowledge and success
- All stages must be completed before we reach self actualisation
- Evaluation
- Gives people a positive way of thinking
- Unscientific methodology - they investigate people individually instead of in groups in labs which treats everyone the same
- Practice applications
- Isn't deterministic - believes people have the free will to determine their development
- Assumptions
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