Title: Humanistic Perspective
1Humanistic Perspective
- importance of self and fulfillment of potential
2- Personality how you feel about yourself, how
you are meeting your goals
3Humanistic Perspective
- Free will
- Self-awareness
- Psychological growth
- Focus on healthy personality
- Individuals conscious, subjective opinion of
self is most important
4 Maslow, Hierarchy of needs and
Self-Actualization
- Module 25 Psychodynamic and Humanistic
Perspectives
5Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
- Humanistic psychologist who developed the
hierarchy of needs - Believed that self-actualization is the ultimate
psychological need
6Hierarchy of Needs
- Maslows pyramid of human needs, beginning at the
base with physiological needs, proceeding through
safety needs and then to psychological needs - Higher-level needs wont become active until
lower-level needs have been satisfied.
7Self-Actualization
- According to Maslow, the need to live up to ones
fullest and unique potential - Characteristics include
- Self aware and self accepting
- Open, spontaneous, loving, and caring
- Not paralyzed by others opinions
- Focused on a particular task
8Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
9Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
10Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
11Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
12Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
13Now time to process
- Get a whos who worksheet.
- Fill it out for you circle the phrase that
applies to you - Take 15 minutes- talk to as many classmates as
you can - For each person you get put their initials on
the line
14The Humanistic PerspectiveCarl Rogers and the
Person-Centered Approach
- Module 25 Psychodynamic and Humanistic
Perspectives
15Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
- Humanistic psychologist who stressed the
importance of acceptance, genuineness, and
empathy in fostering human growth
16Carl Rogers
- Self-conceptset of perceptions you hold about
yourself
17- Positive regardsense of being loved and valued
by other people--can be conditional or
unconditional
18Conditional Positive Regard
- I love you when you are doing what I approve of-
if not, I will withdraw my love
19Unconditional Positive Regard
- I love you no matter what you say or do
- I still might be mad, but you know I love you-
you can tell me anything
20The Humanistic PerspectiveAssessing Personality
and the Self
- Module 25 Psychodynamic and Humanistic
Perspectives
21Humanistic Measures
- Humanistic measures of personality center on
evaluating a persons self concept--all of our
thought and feelings about ourselves - Answer the question Who Am I?
22The Humanistic PerspectiveEvaluating the
Perspective
- Module 25 Psychodynamic and Humanistic
Perspectives
23Evaluating Humanism
- Humanism has influenced therapy, child-rearing,
and the workplace - Laid the foundation for positive psychology
24Evaluating Humanism
- Difficult to test or validate scientifically
- Too optimistic, minimizing some of the more
destructive aspects of human nature