humanistic approach

• developed in 1960's
• reaction against freud
• assumptions - every individual is unique - we have free will - people should be viewed hollistically
• maslow - heirarchy of needs - self actualisation - esteem - belonginess and love - safety - physiological
• self actualisation - acheiveign full potential
• esteem - feelign of acomplishment
• belonginess and lvoe - intimacy and relationships
• safety - needs like security
• physiological - food, water
• if basic needs aren't met higher needs can't be met
• carl rodgers - focus on the self - three selves that need to be integrated for self actualisation
• self concept - who you feel tou are
• ideal self - want to be
• real self - who you actually are
• congruence - close the self concept is to the ideal self
• unconditional positve regard - unconditional love - when have this its easier to reach congruence
• pro - holistic approach
• con - not operationalised
• con - cultural bias
• aronoff - job demands and hierarchy of needs - cane cutters and fishermen - fishermen worked alone with high sakaries and low job secury - cane cutters paid less hgih job security - fisheremn had higher levels on hierarchy -s atisfied basic needs