A03

• STRENGTH- holistic approach

  • does not attempt to break complex behaviours down into simple components
  • for example behaviourist explain as stimulus response connections
  • holism follows subjective experiences, can only be understood considering whole person
  • thus more comprehensive approach with higher mundane realism so high ecological validity
  • HOWEVER- non scientific and no control, cannnot standardised, repeat for reliabiliy and less C+E relationships
• STRENGTH-RWA

  • for example rogers client centred therapy led to counselling, successful therapy globally for mental disorders
  • improve QOL, return to work, contribute to the economy
• LIMITATION- culturally bias

  • for example, many central ideas such as self actualisation more associated with western, individualistic cultures instead of collectivst
  • collectivist cultures eg japan, prioritise the needs of the group and community and rely on interdependance
  • thus generalising humanitic approach to other cultures has risk of imposed etic, more culturally relative research needed in collectivist cultures regarding humanistic ideas to be able to generalise to all- thus a limited application