humanist approach

• humanistic approach


  emphasis study of the whole person (holism) and assumes that behaviour is connected with self image as humans have the will and responsibility of being happy and self-actualising
• basic assumptions of humanistic?

  free will, idiographic methods (seeing people as unique), anti-scientific (humans =/= numbers or should be generalised), self-actualisation (drive to be the best version of yourself)
• maslow hierarchy of needs

  self actualisation

  aesthetic

  cognitive ---------> growth needs (happiness)

  esteem ----------> deficiency needs (coping)

  love + belonging

  safety

  physiological
• rogers 3 selves

  self-concept: self you feel you are (self-esteem)

  ideal self: self you wish to be (aiming towards or already are)

  real self: who you actually are

  happy/self-actualisation need to have congruence between the 3
• positive regard


  congruence is dependent on having unconditional positive regard as it changes individual's opinion of themselves

  unconditional positive regard -- love and acceptance is unconditional, and you are accepted for who you are, not what you do and mistakes don't change that

  conditional positive regard (conditions of worth) -- requirements to be loved, behaving in approved ways and achieving
• counselling (client-centred therapy) aspects

  comfort -- therapists make clients feel comfortable and accepted

  unconditional -- ensures client feels unconditional positive regard, so they are honest and open and can achieve congruence

  barriers -- helping client realises barriers to becoming congruent so therapist can help remove them

  subjectivity -- each therapy is different/subjective to another as humanistic psychologists see individuals as unique