Humanistic Personality Theories A perspective that focuses on the study of conscious experience and the individuals self awareness and freedom to choose Interested in the capacity for personal growth amp selffulfillment with an emphasis on human potential ID: 364628
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AP Psychology
Humanistic Personality Theories Slide2
A perspective that focuses on the study of conscious experience and the individual’s self awareness and freedom to choose.
Interested in the capacity for personal growth & self-fulfillment with an emphasis on human potential.
Sees people as innately good.Studies fulfilled and healthy individuals rather than troubled peopleFelt other theories were too deterministic and denied the importance of free will
Humanistic PerspectiveSlide3
Abraham
Maslow Self-ActualizationSlide4
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Humanistic psychologist who developed the hierarchy of needs
Believed that self-actualization is the ultimate psychological need of reaching one
’
s potential.Slide5
Maslow
’
s Hierarchy of NeedsSlide6
According to Maslow, the need to live up to one
’
s fullest and unique potential
Characteristics include:
Self aware and self accepting
Open, spontaneous, loving, and caring
Not paralyzed by other
’
s opinions
Focused on a particular task
Abraham Maslow: Self-ActualizationSlide7
Another Way to Think about the Hierarchy of NeedsSlide8
Carl Rogers
Development of PersonalitySlide9
Actualizing tendency
—the most basic human motive that is the innate drive to maintain and enhance the
ourselvesCarl
Rogers-Development of PersonalitySlide10
An example of the actualizing tendency is the “little voice” within us to try harder and never give up.
Actualizing tendencySlide11
Some people believe that competitiveness cannot be taught; but rather is something that resides inside a person.
In other words, it is something you are born with, or is innate.
Actualizing tendencySlide12
Self
-concept
—how you think about yourselfAffected by….
Positive regard
—conditional
and unconditional
– the sense of be loved and valued by other people.
Carl RogersSlide13
Person is valued and loved only when the he/she behaves in a way that is acceptable to others
.
I will love you IF you get good grades
.
Conditional Positive RegardSlide14
Can lead to
incongruence
– a state in which a child’s self-concept conflicts with their own experience.
conditional
Positive Regard will help to create…Slide15
An attitude of total acceptance toward another person despite their faults and failings
This is needed for one to grow up healthy and be congruent.
Based on genuineness & empathy
Unconditional Positive RegardSlide16
Congruence
– A person
’s sense of self is consistent with their emotions & experiences.Your real self is similar to your ideal self
Unconditional Positive Regard will help to create…Slide17
Carl Rogers
Viewed
people as positive, forward-moving, constructive, realistic and trustworthy.
People are innately good
Humans will choose to act in ways that serve to improve society and perpetuate the human race
.
Sigmund
Freud
Pessimistically
viewed humans as hostile, antisocial, destructive & evil
We need society restraints/laws to keep humans in line and prevent the destruction of the human race.
Comparing Rogers to FreudSlide18
Evaluating the Humanistic PerspectiveSlide19
Evaluating Humanism
Humanism has influenced therapy, child-rearing, and the workplace
Laid the foundation for positive psychology – studying what is right about peopleSlide20
Criticisms of Humanism
Difficult to test or validate scientifically
Tends to be too optimistic
Has a hard time explaining some of the more destructive aspects of human nature
wars
& human
cruelty