Proposes people have full control over their behaviour.
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Main assumptions: Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Self-actualisation
Esteem
Love and Belonging
Safety
Physiological needs
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Main assumptions: Focus on self
Self worth forms and develops in childhood as a result of interactions with parents. It is later affected by significant others (friends/spouse). These people may hinder the process of self-actualisation with conditional worth.
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Main assumptions: Conditions of worth and congruence
if someone grew up being supported, they would believe they can achieve their goals. the opposite also applies-incongruence.
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The role of counselling
Therapists provide unconditional affection the client never received. This reduces the gap between a client's self worth and ideal self. This brings them closer to self-actualisation.
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Strength: Positive approach
Humanistic psychology offers a refreshing and optimistic alternative approach, seeing all people as basically good, free to work towards the achievement of their potential and in control of their lives.
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Strength: Research support
Harter et al. (1996)-discovered teenagers that feel they had to fulfil certain conditions in order to gain parental approval frequently end up not liking themselves and are more likely to lose touch with their own true selves.
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Limitation: Limited application
Humanistic psychology has little real-world application. this may be because it lacks a sound evidence base and that it is more a loose set of abstract concepts as opposed to a comprehensive theory.
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Limitation: Untestable concepts
Humanistic psychology has a number of vague ideas and theories that are abstract and difficult to test. the approach is short on empirical evidence to support its claims.
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Card 2
Front
Self-actualisation
Esteem
Love and Belonging
Safety
Physiological needs
Back
Main assumptions: Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Card 3
Front
Self worth forms and develops in childhood as a result of interactions with parents. It is later affected by significant others (friends/spouse). These people may hinder the process of self-actualisation with conditional worth.
Back
Card 4
Front
if someone grew up being supported, they would believe they can achieve their goals. the opposite also applies-incongruence.
Back
Card 5
Front
Therapists provide unconditional affection the client never received. This reduces the gap between a client's self worth and ideal self. This brings them closer to self-actualisation.
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