Humanistic Approach Paper

Out of the six approaches to personality I like and would like to research is the humanistic approach. Assumptions concerning aggression is that everyone is born with this trait. Researchers believe just the opposite. The premise is that all individuals are really good. Individual’s nature is happiness and motivated providing that they grow up in a good loving environment. Unmet needs in children produce aggressive children.
Freud came to the conclusion that depression is inward anger (Burger, 2011). Anger that is turn on one’s self. Self-esteem is what the humanistic approaches discusses. It seems that individuals who have never developed a good self-esteem are depressed this is an assumption. Another assumption is that one cannot improve their self-esteem. From the time that an individual is born the process of self-esteem begins and continues throughout the life span. A person can change their …show more content…
Except for the explanation of depression, I agree with this approach. The explanation of depression I don’t not agree with because of personal experience. I have a major depression order and it is due to a chemical in balance not because of a low self-esteem. I believe that you need to live now and forget yesterday. I believe that are people are good it is the environment that they are raised in that changes their personality. People can live in a bad environment and still be motivated and happy. It depends on the up bring and the strength of their personality. I grew up in the ghetto and had rough teen age years. But I decided the ghetto was not going to control me I was going to control the ghetto. I have had ups and downs in my life but I have earned a dual Bachelor’s degree and have two Master’s degrees that I have completed. Nothing can stop me, not age, not environment, and no one can tell me not to finish. I am in control of my destiny. I am my