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Cards (8)

  • Humanistic Psychology
    Proponents: Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow
  • Abraham Maslow
    • Theorized the five stages of human development based on a hierarchy of needs, peaking in what he termed as "self-actualization"
  • Self-actualization
    Desire to become the best version of oneself, acceptance of facts, critical thinking, and problem solving
  • Carl Rogers
    • Theorized that "the individual has within himself the capacity and the tendency, latent if not evident, to move forward toward maturity"
  • Martin Seligman
    • A noted psychologist and president of the American Psychological Association, realized how psychology, after the 2nd World War, puts more emphasis in diagnosing, treating, and preventing psychological disorders
  • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    • Helped focus the emphasis of psychology from a disease toward what is good and positive about human persons and their desire to achieve full potential
  • Adolescence is the transition between childhood and early adulthood, widely believed to be between ages 11 or 12, and lasting to about 18 years of age
  • Stages of Adolescence
    • Early Adolescence (10-13 years)
    • Middle Adolescence (14-16 years)
    • Late Adolescence (17-20 years)