humanistic approach

Question 1

what are the assumptions of the humanistic approach

Answer 1

humans have free will and are in control of their behaviour, they are active agents, it also rejects any scientific and objective method

Question 2

what is self actualisation

Answer 2

this refers to the innate tendency to self actualise, people try to get the most of their potential, its very hard to achieve self actualisation

Question 3

what are maslows categories for self actualisation

Answer 3

psychological needs, safety needs, social needs and esteem needs,

Question 4

what are rogers 5 characterstics for a human to self actualise

Answer 4

open to experience, lives in the moment,trusts their feelings,is creative, lived a fulfilled life

Question 5

what does rogers believe you need to self actualise

Answer 5

positive self regard, unconditional love, congruence between your ideal self and how they see themselves

Question 6

what does rogers say about self actualisation

Answer 6

people need unconditional love from their family, those with a low self esteem get conditionallove,

Question 7

what are the selves introduced by rogers

Answer 7

ideal self, real self, selfconcept

Question 8

what is congruence

Answer 8

this is an overlap, for you to reach self actualisation rogers states your self concept and your ideal self must match

Question 9

what is the therapy introduced by rogers

Answer 9

person centered therapy,here the therapist shows empathy for the client, gives them unconditional love and is genuine with them

Question 10

what is the a03 for the humanistic approach

Answer 10

practical application- led to PCT, expand on this.

holistic, speaks about all factors rather than reducing behaviour to biological factors

suggests humans have free will,

unscientific

cultural differences- self actualisation is important for more individualistic western cultures rather than the collectivist cultures