The humanistic approach

A01-free will

• Humans beings are self determining and have free will

• We are active agents who can determine our own development

A01-maslows hierarchy of needs

• This concept is what motivates our behaviour

• In order to achieve our primary goal of self actualisation a number of other deficiencies must be met

Hierarchy:

• self actualisation

• Self-esteem

• Love and belonging

• Safety and security

• Physiology needs

A01-self actualisation

• All four level lower levels of the hierarchy must be met before the individual can work towards self actualisation

• The desire to grow psychologically and build once potential becoming what you are capable of

A01-the self congruence and conditions of worth

• Rogers argued that for personal growth to be achieved an individuals concept of self must be equivalent or have congruent with ideal self

• If too big of a gap a personal experience a state of incongruence and self actualisation will not be possible

• In order to reduce gap which is developed client sent to therapy

A01-unconditional positive regard

• feelings of worthlessness have a root that can be explained by lack of unconditional positive regard from our parents

A03-holistic

A03-counterpoint

• Humanistic approach has less empirical evidence to support its claim

• Reducing the validity of this approach

A03-positive approach

• it is an optimistic approach

• Unlike Freud, he views people as prisoners of their pass

• Humanistic psychologist see people as good and free to work towards their potential and in control of their lives

A03-cultural bias

• Central ideas such as personal growth and individual freedom are associated with individual cultures

• These ideas may not be as important in collective this cultures

• This approach therefore cannot be applied universally