Self-Actualization & Learning

Question 1

The Humanistic Approach

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An area of psychology that works off of the belief that all people have the potential for growth and development. No one is inherently evil or unworthy
Goal - for people to realize this themselves, allowing them to grow

Question 2

Phenomenological

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the importance of our personal experiences is emphasized

Question 3

Self-actualization

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Positive growth and enhancement of the self, leading to an enriched life and enhanced creativity
Reaching our full potential

Promotes congruence, wholeness

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Actualization

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Our tendency to find ways to enhance or maintain our person

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Organismic Valuing Process

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Describes Rogers’ idea that we inherently try to achieve self-actualization.
We evaluate whether experiences lead us towards self-actualization and feel off if they don’t

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Fully functioning person

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A way of being which leads to a meaningful, full life
oppenness

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Positive regard

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The acceptance, love and friendship of others
Can be conditional or unconditional

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Conditions of worth

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The things we need to fulfill to get conditional positive regard. Can we put upon us by others or by ourselves

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Conditional self-regard

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Conditions of worth we apply to ourselves

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Conditions of worth and self-actualization

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Conditions of worth interfere with self-actualization as we prioritize them

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Free will

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Rogers argues that we have free will and can choose to focus on self-actualization or conditions or worth
- There is a lot of disagreement about whether we really have free will or whether it just appears that way

Question 12

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Self-actualization
Esteem (self-esteem and approval)
Love & belongingness (social needs)
Safety & physical security
Physiological

We work up through the pyramid

Question 13

Roger vs Maslow

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• Maslow put focus on biological needs as well which Rogers did not
• Both agreed that the need for the acceptance of others could interfere with self-actualization but
  
  • However, Rogers saw complying to conditions as worth as negative, whereas Maslow saw needing the appreciation of others as part of being human

Question 14

Parts of the self

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I
Me

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The I

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Takes action and makes decisions

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The me

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What is seen, thought about, liked and disliked

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Ideal self

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What we want to be
Self-concept we want to possess

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Actual self

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Current state of self

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Congruence

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Gap between ideal and actual self closes
Occurs when self-actualization is achieved

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Incongruence

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Gap between ideal and actual self

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Detachment

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Not behaving according to our personal views, causing anxiety

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Defense mechanisms - Denial

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Denying the existence of an experience
Comparison to Freud - humanistic approach is kinder to us

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Defense mechanisms - Distortion

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distorting the situation so that it doesn’t affect your sense of self

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Defense mechanisms - Subception/Subliminal Perception

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We prevent a negative stimulus from reaching our consciousness

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Client Centered Therapy

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Goal is for the client to realize their own worth and teach them to understand their own feelings

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Conditions of Client Centered Therapy

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1. Genuine acceptance of client
2. Unconditional positive regard of client
3. Empathetic understanding of client

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Two Methods of Client Centered Therapy

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1. Restating the experience - feelings about experience
2. Restatement of content - summarizing events to help client see from a new perspective

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Strengths of Humanistic Approach

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• Emphasizes unique and personal experiences
• Positive outlook
• Client centered therapy

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Weaknesses of Humanistic Approach

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• Too individual - no norm/standard
• Free will issues
• Too positive