Personality- Humanistic Approach

Question 1

The Humanistic view of human nature is very much a ________ one.

Answer 1

positive

Question 2

the humanistic approach says that ______ drives are positive.

Answer 2

innate

Question 3

What is there an importance in developing?

Answer 3

Self

Question 4

What is there an emphasis on when regarding personality?

Answer 4

Free will
Innate tendencies toward growth
attempt to find meaning in existence

Question 5

What is phenomenology?

Answer 5

The unique, first-person, conscious experience of individuals eg. subjective experience

Question 6

Who is the important humanist?

Answer 6

Carl Rogers

Question 7

Carl Rogers (1902-1987) is an influential ______ and ________.

Answer 7

psychotherapist, researcher

Question 8

Carl Rogers- emphasis on _____.

Answer 8

self

Question 9

What therapy did Rogers do?

Answer 9

Client-centred therapy

don’t judge on one part of life- focus on whole life.

Question 10

Name the motivation behind humanistic theory.

Answer 10

Actualizing tendency

Question 11

What is actualizing tendency?

Answer 11

The single positive force in all of us.

Question 12

In actualising tendency, what are the two drives?

Answer 12

drive-reducing and drive-increasing

Question 13

What does drive reducing reduce the need for?

Answer 13

hunger, sex

Question 14

Drive increasing increases the need for _____ and _______.

Answer 14

achievement and creativity

Question 15

Rogers believed that persons basically have a ______ direction.

Answer 15

positive

Question 16

The humanistic personality structure focuses on _____ _______.

Answer 16

the self

Question 17

What is the self also called?

Answer 17

the self-concept

Question 18

In the self concept we _____ things and attach ____ to them.

Answer 18

perceive, meaning

Question 19

The self is individuals overall perceptions of their _____, ______ and _________.

Answer 19

abilities, behaviour, personality

Question 20

The self is _______ conscious.

Answer 20

primarily

Question 21

What does primarily conscious mean?

Answer 21

We are aware of it- it is available to consciousness

Question 22

Name a criticism of rogers’ theory (to do with data.)

Answer 22

The source of data is not reliable or valid.

Question 23

A criticism of Roger’s theory is that he is overly ______.

Answer 23

optimistic

Question 24

What view does Roger have on human nature?

Answer 24

An overly simplified view of human nature.

Question 25

There are many _____ to Rogers' theory- that he doesn't mention.

Answer 25

exceptions

Question 26

What does Roger play too little attention to?

Answer 26

The unconscious

Question 27

Rogerian concepts have been criticised for being too _____ and ______.

Answer 27

broad, vague

Question 28

Markus (1977) had more ____ humanistic theories.

Answer 28

modern

Question 29

What did Markus (1977) come up with?

Answer 29

The self-schema

Question 30

What is the idea behind the self-schema?

Answer 30

That we all have within us a sense of self, things that overlap with the self= strong sense of these, things that are further away from the self= are less important to self

Question 31

Name the 3 types of self.

Answer 31

Actual self, Ideal self and Ought self.

Question 32

what is ideal self?

Answer 32

The Ideal Self is our vision/image of ourselves in the future and is shaped by dreams and aspirations.

Question 33

Ideal self is the _____ focus which gives us feelings of _____.

Answer 33

promotion, pleasure

Question 34

What is the Ought self?

Answer 34

your representation of the attributes that someone (yourself or another) believes you should or ought to possess aka. sense of duty you need to fill a certain role in life.

Question 35

The ought self is the _____ focus which can give us feelings of ____.

Answer 35

prevention, relief

Question 36

What is the new movement?

Answer 36

Positive psychology

Question 37

What is positive psychology?

Answer 37

positive psychology focuses on what's good about ourselves rather than negatives.

Question 38

A research movement that emphasises factors that make people psychologically happy, healthy or able to cope well with their life circumstances is known as ________ _________.

Answer 38

Positive Psychology

Question 39

In positive psychology, what half of life are people interested in?

Answer 39

Zero to Increase of happiness (HERO) - positive half :)

Question 40

Martin _____ was a positive psychologist.

Answer 40

Seligman

Question 41

Positive psychology focuses on positive subject experiences known as ______.

Answer 41

states

Question 42

Name two positive states.

Answer 42

happiness and fulfilment

Question 43

Define Flow.

Answer 43

Energy and focus when people are fully engaged in a task.

Question 44

Csikszentmihalyi 1990 came up with the idea of ____ when we are playing sport, painting etc.

Answer 44

flow

Question 45

When we are in the zone this can be known as ____.

Answer 45

flow

Question 46

Apart from flow, name the 3 other parts to the square.

Answer 46

anxiety, apathy and boredom.

Question 47

If you have high skills and high challenge this will have ______.

Answer 47

flow.

Question 48

If you have high skills and low challenge you will have ______.

Answer 48

boredom

Question 49

If you have low skills and a high challenge you will have ______.

Answer 49

anxiety

Question 50

If you have low skills and low challenge you will have _______.

Answer 50

apathy

Question 51

Peterson and Seligman came up with 24 ______ ________.

Answer 51

character strengths

Question 52

Name cluster 1- creativity, curiosity, love of learning, open-mindedness and having perspective.

Answer 52

wisdom and knowledge

Question 53

Name cluster 2- authenticity, bravery, persistence and zest (approaching life as an adventure).

Answer 53

Courage

Question 54

Name cluster 3- kindness, love and social intelligence

Answer 54

Humanitarian concerns

Question 55

Name cluster 4- Fairness, leadership and team orientation

Answer 55

Justice

Question 56

Name cluster 5- Mercy, modesty, prudence (not taking unreasonable risks) and self regulation.

Answer 56

Temperance

Question 57

Name cluster 6- appreciation of beauty or excellence, gratitude, hope, humour and spirituality.

Answer 57

Transcendence

Question 58

the humanistic approach has vaguely _____ ______.

Answer 58

defined concepts

Question 59

what is a criticism of the humanistic approach regarding scientific evidence?

Answer 59

It is unproven, there is no scientific evidence.

Question 60

The Humanistic approach believes that ____ has a crucial role in shaping behaviour.

Answer 60

self

Question 61

Humanistic approach is the most ___ out of the 4 approaches.

Answer 61

positive