humanistic approach

The humanistic approach believes…

humans are unique, have free will and an innate drive to achieve their max potential

Humanists believe psychologists should study the … case rather than…

individual idiographic rather than general

Subjective reality is the primary guide for…

human behaviour

The whole person should be studied in their…

environmental context

Free will means humans have…

full conscious control over their own destiny

The self is…

how we perceive ourselves to be

Rogers claimed 2 basic needs:
positive… and a feeling of…

positive regard from others and a feeling of self worth

How does a feeling of self worth develop?
in…
formed as a result of…

in childhood, child's interactions with parents

Congruence is when there's a…

similarity between the ideal self and their self

Incongruence is when there's a…

difference between the ideal self and self

The closer the self and ideal self are, the…

higher congruence and feelings of self worth

As some prefer to see self as ideal self, they may use… to feel less threatened by inconsistencies between self and ideal self

defence mechanisms

Conditions of worth are conditions people…

perceive others put upon them, which they believe have to be in place to be accepted by others and see themselves positively

People may only experience a self of self acceptance if they…

met the expectations of these conditions put upon them

Unconditional positive regard is when a person's…

accepted for who they are

Conditional positive regard is when a person's…

only accepted if they do what others want

People who experience conditional positive regard develop…

conditions of worth

Maslow's hierarchy of needs: (high to low)

self actualisation, esteem, love/belonging, safety, physiological

Each level must be…

fulfilled before moving up to higher needs

Advanced needs are at the…

top

Basic needs are at the…

bottom

Maslow believed the more basic the need, the more…

powerfully it's experienced and more difficult to ignore