Approaches -Humanistic approach

humanistic approach

understanding an individuals behaviour based on their self determination

self actualisation

the desire to grow psychologically and fulfil ones full potential becoming what you are capable of

a set of innate desires to achieve ones full potential

hierarchy of needs

five leveled hierarchy which outlines basic psychological needs that must be satisfied before higher psychological needs

congruence

when self concept and ideal self are seen to be matching

who created the humanistic approach

Carl Roggers

maslows hierarchy of needs

he describes these needs to be motivators to achive self acctualisation and to do that all those needs need to be satisfied such as hunger thirst sex self esteem etc.

strengths of the humanistic approach

it rejects reductionism

behaviourist reduce behaviour to just simple stimulus responses

cognitive reduce us to simple input then output machine

psychodynamic approach reduces us to a conflict between three things the ID EGO and SUPEREGO

and biological reduce us to just physiological explanations

however the humanistic approach recognises holism which is considering the person as a whole.

limitations of the humanistic approach

there is cultural bias

it goes more into depth about individual growth and autonomy where as in collectivist societies the humanistic approach cannot be used as they depend on one another and not themselves