The Humanistic Approach
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- Created on: 06-06-19 22:30
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- The Humanistic Approach
- Main Assumption
- Every person has their own unique way of perceiving and understanding the world and that the things they do only make sense in this light
- The aim of this approach is not objectivity as the other approaches; its aim is to understand people's subjectivity
- The concept of free will
- People are active agents who are self-determining
- They are not affected by any biological or other external factors
- We are unique and should study the subjective experiences, not general laws
- The concept of self-actualisation
- Everyone has an innate tendency to want to reach their potential this is self-actualisation
- Self-actualisation is on the uppermost level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- For someone to move up the hierarchy, the first need to achieve all of the levels before that
- The self, congruence and conditions of worth
- According to Rodgers personal growth requires congruence between self and the ideal self
- Without it, there is incongruence, and with that comes negative feelings of self-esteem, self-worth etc
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- Self Actualisation
- Self-Esteem
- Love and Belonging
- Safety and Security
- Physiological Needs
- Safety and Security
- Love and Belonging
- Self-Esteem
- Self Actualisation
- Evaluation
- Not Reductionist - this approach is holistic and does not try to break down behaviours into simpler components - humanism places the importance on entire individuals
- Main Assumption
- Takes an idiographic approach as it focuses on individuals rather than large groups of people - accounts for unique experiences
- Real life application - client centred therapy - based off humanistic approach - increases external validity
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