Humanistic psych

Question 1

key concepts

Answer 1

-we make our own meaning and live within our individual reality
-phenomenological reality - importance of our own experiencing
-conceptual focus - desire to grow towards potential
-perceptions are private and unique
-actualizing tendency

Question 2

Maslow hierarchy of needs

Answer 2

self actualisation
self esteem
social, love and belonging
safety
physiological

person moving towards = fully functioning person

Question 3

types of humanistic self

Answer 3

-organismic self: innate human organism which grows and realizes its potential
-self-concept: develops over time dependent on reaction of people

Question 4

conditions of worth

Answer 4

• learn to need positive regard from others, conditional if worth
• psych difficulties occur when a person is highly dependent on the approval of others for a sense of self-worth
  -gap between real and ideal = more difficulties

Question 5

positive psych Seligman

Answer 5

positive emotion, individual traits, institutions

Question 6

define human agency

Answer 6

a persons capacity to control and create meaning within their environment through reasoned and reflective actions

Question 7

basic principles

Answer 7

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