humanistic

• explain free will in humanistic approach

  -diff to other approaches claiming humans are self-determining and have free will

  -ppl are still affected by external & internal influences but are also active agents who can determine their own development

  -rogers and maslow reject scientific models that establish principles of human behaviour

  -as active agents we r all unique and psych should concern itself with study of subjective experience rather than general laws
• describe maslows hierarchy of needs

  -described a hierarchy of needs that motivate our behaviour

  -to achieve our primary goal of self-actualisation, a number of other deficiency needs must be first met

  -at bottom is physiological needs then safety and security then love and belongingness then self-esteem then self-actualisation

  -a person is only able to progress thru hierarchy once current need in sequence has been met
• define self actualisation


  the desire to grow physiologically and fulfill ones full potential becoming what u are capable of
• explain the self , congruence and worth


  -rogers argued that for personal growth to be achieved ones concept of self must have congruence with ideal self

  -if too big of a gap exists, self actualisation will not be possible due to the negative feelings of self worth

  -to reduce the gap rogeres developed client-centred therapy to help ppl cope with problems of everyday living

  -many issues we experience as adults are rooted in childhood & can often be explained by unconditional positive regard from parents