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• free will is the idea that we all have choices in how we act
• free will seperates out what is the intentions of an individual from what has been created by other causes
• free will means that choices are made and not determined by biological or external factors
• humanistic approach is different from others by claiming that human beings are self-determining and have free will
• humanistic doesn't like science
• maslow believes that humans are not motivated by needs beyond those of basic biological survival
• maslow believed in self-actualisation
• what is self-actualisation?


  fundamental to human nature is the desire to grow and develop to achieve our full potential
• maslows hierarchy of needs ranges from basic needs to higher level of psychological and actualisation needs
• all 4 levels of hierarchy must be met before an individual can work towards self-actualisation
• self actualisation is the process in which people reach their full potential
• not everyone can manage to reach their full potential as there could b psychological barriers that may prevent this
• carl rodgers thought that individuals strive to achieve their ideal self
• rodgers believes that the self refers to how we percieve ourselves as a person
• rodgers argues that we have two basic needs: a positive regard from other people and a some feeling of self worth
• what does self mean?


  the way a person sees themselves
• what is your ideal self?


  the person someone wants to be
• what is incongruence?


  occurs when there is a big gap between the two selves the person experiences and self actualisation isn't possible
• what is congruence?


  when someone's self and ideal self are balanced
• condition of worth developed client centred therapy
• client centered therapy is done to reduce the ga between self-concept and ideal self
• says that conditions of worth said that worthlessness and self-esteem have roots in childhood which can be explained by a lack of unconditional positive regard from parents