Psychwrite: Date: 1 pt Copy Question: 1 pt Answer in 3-5 lines: 3 pts Have you taken any personality tests before? Were they reliable? Valid? How do we know? If not, hypothesize on their reliability and validity.
Humanistic perspective Personality
Humanistic perspective People are basically good, striving to reach their FULLEST POTENTIAL. Focus on positive aspects of human behavior (conscious feelings, control of oneself).
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Abraham Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs
Carl Rogers All people are striving for self-actualization. Important tool in human self-actualization is the development of an image of oneself…the self-concept. Positive Negative
Self-concept Compare the “real” and “ideal” selves. Incongruent Congruent Little overlap More overlap Difficult self-actualization Can self-actualize Negative self-concept Positive self-concept Real Ideal Real
7. Unconditional positive regard
Assessment of self Questionnaire assessments of self-concept Interviews: empathic understandings of people’s unique experiences
Evaluation of humanism Humane theory that reinvigorated interest in the self Pervasive impact (counseling, parenting, child-rearing) Criticisms: Pop-psychology Subjective (research?) Naively self-centered & optimistic (does evil exist?)