Phenomenological Perspective Humanistic/Existential

Basic principles Subjective experience Personality: process not product Here and Now focus (ongoing experiencing) Free Will and Responsibilty vs. Determinism Search for meaning (Frankel)

Fundamental Constructs The Self Personal Constructs Self-actualization

Prior influences Allport: individual uniqueness, present, the self Lewin: “lifespace”, present, fluid reality behavior = f (Person X Environment)

Rogers The Self Human nature is innately positive OVP (actualizing tendency) Necesssary conditions: Acceptance, Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard Conditions of worth (Incongruence)

Maslow Heirarchy of Needs Self-actualization

Heirarchy of Needs

Kelly Personal Constructs Constructive Alternativism Convenience

Assessment Q-Sort Semantic Differential REP Test

Positive Psychology emphasis on strength and resilience striving for happiness

Contributions and Limitations focus on subjective experience focus on free will & responsibility focus on present (be here now) focus on whole & healthy person (positive) difficult to operationalize what about pathology and even “evil” neglect of history and past bias of self-deception