humanistic approach

Humanistic main assumption

Behaviour is a result of an individual’s subjective experience, determined by the individual’s capacity of self-actualisation

Free will

• humans have it, therefore ultimate control of own life and behaviour

• No influence of internal or external forces

Mallows hierarchy of needs

• self actualisation

• Esteem needs

• Love and belonging needs

• Safety needs

• Physiological needs

Moslow preposition

Everyone has innate desire to self actualise, to do so hierarchy must be met

Growth needs

Motivation increases as needs are met (top stage)

Deficiency needs

Motivation decreases as needs are met (lower)

Self-actualisation

Psychological growth, fulfilment and satisfaction in life

All people…

Seek to grow psychologically and continuously enhance themselves

Roger and Maslow regard

Personal growth and fulfilment in basic human motive

Personal growth

Conceptual self must have congruence with ideal self

Perceived self

How we view our current self

Ideal self

Who we want to be

Congruence

Similarity between ideal and previewed self

Gap in congruence

Incongruence and self actualisation doesn’t happen

Client centred therapy

Provide unconditional positive regard for the client

Why CCT

Worthlessness, low self-esteem, lack of love and belonging, CCT hopes to meet needs congruence is achieved

Conditions of worth

Limits parents place on their love of their children, conditional, child fails love goes