The Humanistic approach - Trigger/Key words + Notes

Look at the trigger/key word on the front of the card and try to think of some knowledge or evaluation from the textbook that matches up.

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Self-determining & Free will
Believe that humans are self-determining and have free will.
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Unique
Sees everyone as unique.
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Reject generalising
Humanistic psychologists reject generalising.
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Person-centred
Person-centred approach.
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Hierarchy of needs
Self-actualisation is the top of the hierarchy of needs.
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Lower needs
All lower needs must be met before self-actualisation can be worked towards.
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Potential & Personal growth
To do with a person reaching their potential personal growth.
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Individualist
Ideas central to humanistic Psychology would be more readily associated with individualist cultures (like the USA).
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Not applicable
In cultures such as Indian culture, these ideas aren't as applicable.
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Development location
Possible that this approach would not 'travel well' and is influenced by where is was developed.
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Self, Ideal self, Equivalent
Personal growth can only be achieved if the ideas of self are equivalent.
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Incongruence & Gap
Person will experience incongruence and self-actualisation will not be possible if gap between actual self and ideal self is too large.
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Client-centred therapy, 'Close gap'
Client-centred therapy is used to 'close gap' which fixes problems from childhood (e.g: conditional love from parents).
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Praised
Praised for 'bringing the person back into Psychology'.
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Positive image
Positive image of human condition.
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Freud - negative
Freud saw humans as 'slaves to their past' and claimed everyone exists between 'common unhappiness' and 'absolute despair'.
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Optimistic alternative
Humanistic offers a refreshing and optimistic alternative: all humans are basically good and have the ability to work to their full potential.
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Abstract & Difficult to test
Humanistic includes vague ideas that are abstract and difficult to test under experimental conditions.
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Client-centred therapy, Important
Client-centred therapy is an important form of modern day psychotherapy.
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Client = expert, Own solutions
Client is seen as an expert of their own condition and encouraged to discover their own solutions.
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Genuineness, Empathy, Positive regard, Self worth
Effective therapist is to show genuineness, empathy and unconditional positive regard to increase self worth.
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Mild neurosis
Best applied to treatment of 'mild' psychological conditions.
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Little
Relatively little real-world application.
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Limited impacts & Lacks evidence base
Limited impact in Psychology as a whole (lacks a sound evidence base).
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Rogerian theory, Counselling techniques
Rogerian theory has revolutionised counselling techniques.
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Abstract concepts, Loose set
Described as a loose set of abstract concepts
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Hierarchy of needs, Motivation (workplace)
Hierarchy of needs has been used to explain motivation (particularly in the workplace).
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Reject breaking up
Humanists reject breaking up behaviour and experience into smaller components.
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Holism
Advocate holism (considering the whole person).
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More validity, Real-life context
May have more validity than its alternatives by considering meaningful behaviour with real-life context.
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Card 2

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Sees everyone as unique.

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Unique

Card 3

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Humanistic psychologists reject generalising.

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Card 4

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Person-centred approach.

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Card 5

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Self-actualisation is the top of the hierarchy of needs.

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