Humanistic psychology

Humanistic Orientation The spectrum of humanism is large. One theory is the existential humanism, existential humanism can be thought of as the process of knowing and becoming oneself. In the early 1960, humanism and existential was used by American humanistic psychology to bring a new dimension into psychology (Schneider & Krug, 2017). Existential Humanistic embraces three values: freedom, experiential reflection, and responsibility (Schneider & Krug, 2017). The main goal of existential…

This essay will discuss the film ‘Precious’ using the Carl Rogers person-centered, humanistic theory to analyse the development of Precious’s personality. I will analyse the different concepts of the humanistic theory as well the main character’s relationships with her parents and others around her. The main focus of this essay is to distinguish whether Precious moves towards self actualization or not. Personality can be defined as the forces that make people themselves and the ego forces that…

Behavioral and humanistic approaches both have ways of helping us to understand and treat abnormal behaviors. Behaviorism and humanistic are similar because both concepts are about understanding why we as humans do the things that we do and what causes us to do the things that we do. Mentality comes into play when both approaches are studied. Behaviorism and humanistic differ more than that they are similar though. Behaviorism Behaviorism is based on the assumptions that behavior is learned…

Having an understanding of the limitations can strengthen how the social worker applies the key features and assumptions of the case. The key features of the person-centred approach are empathy, unconditional positive regard and self-actualisation. Empathy allows the therapist to view the world from the client’s perspective. The client’s world will include their values, experiences, feelings and perception (Miller, 2012, p.46). For the social worker, this means being able to examine everything…

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is the idea to include observations of humans' innate curiosity. Gathering Blue is a book written by Lois Lowry about a crippled girl who lives in a primitive society where people who are unable to work do not survive. Three characters in Gathering Blue can relate with Maslow's theory in many ways. Kira, a character in Gathering Blue, is forced to defend two strong instincts that no…

The personality theory that I chose that justifiably aligns with my perspective is the Humanistic Holistic Theory. This personality states that individuals attain their full capability by transferring from elemental needs to self-actualization. This personality aligns with my perspective because it demonstrates how a person can realize their full potential and take the required steps to achieve success. This personality also aligns with my perspective because as a member of the United States…

The humanistic-existential model dates back to the 1940s. Carl Rogers is often credited as being the founder of the humanistic perspective (Comer, 2014). Theories using the humanist perspective have an optimistic view of human beings while those using the existential perspective believe that human beings are not naturally driven to live positive lives, but must make and chose to create meaning in one’s life (Comer, 2014). This theory emphasizes that people are able to attain goals beyond…

be applied. This theory is remarkable, and influences many therapists of our time. Person Centered Theory is a popular theory today, and it was created by Carl Rogers.”The American psychologist/psychotherapist Carl Rogers,1902-1957 developed a humanistic theory of personality that essentially is phenomenological in…

Abraham Maslow is a humanistic psychologist whose contributions to psychology emphasize more of Humanistic approach to modern Psychology. One of his greatest contributions primarily is on the subject of the human needs. In 1943, Maslow developed a theory of human motivation, which is commonly identified as ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’ which includes the full range of human requirements to be lead a healthy life (SSI, 2016). Abraham Maslow proposed that most people have a particular number of…

fire-breathing dragon. So, Shrek and a donkey set out on a journey to save princess Fiona and reclaim the swamp. Shrek is a very dynamic and distinctive character, whose personality can be described by four theories: Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, Humanistic, Social-Cognitive, and Trait. The psychoanalytic theory is the…