Unit 10 (Part 2)

Do Now ➢ Discussion ➢ What is personality? ○ (Updated for Freudian Perspective)

The Humanistic Perspective ➢ Abraham Maslow’s Self Actualization ➢ Carl Rogers’ Person-Centered Perspective ➢ Sense of Self ➢ Pros and Cons of Humanistic Perspective

Origins ➢ Founded in the 1960’s ➢ Some personality psychologists did not agree with the ○ negativity of Freudian theories ○ mechanical process of Skinner’s behaviorism

Abraham Maslow ➢ American Psychologist ➢ Most famous for Self-Actualization ➢ Created Hierarchy of Needs as a guide

Self Actualization ➢ Theory of psychological health ➢ Self Actualization is the process of filling our potential ➢ Hierarchy of Needs acts as a guide to the process to Self Actualization

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Carl Rogers ➢ American Psychologist ➢ Most famous for Person-Centered Approach ➢ Considered one of the founders of Humanistic Perspective along with Maslow

Person-Centered Approach ➢ Agrees with much of Maslow’s work ➢ Also operates on the idea of growing based on being genuine and accepting ➢ Being genuine means being open with your feelings, dropping facades, and self-disclosing ➢ Being accepting is an attitude of grace that values other people, no matter their genuine selves ➢ Rogers coined a term of unconditional positive regard to model ideal acceptance behavior

Self Concept ➢ All of the thoughts and feelings about the answer to the question “Who am I?” ➢ If self-concept is positive people tend to see the world and act towards it in a positive way ➢ If self-concept is negative people often feel unsatisfied and unhappy

Rogers’ Assessment of Self ➢ If someone’s self-reported ideal self and their actual self are not very different, then they are considered to have a positive self-concept ➢ If someone’s self-reported ideal self and their actual self are very different, then they are considered to have a negative self-concept

Pros and Cons of Humanistic Psychology ➢ Pros ○ Self-esteem and positive self-concept are considered important for “motivating a person” (1992 poll) ➢ Cons ○ Concepts are vague and subjective ○ Are values only pertaining to Maslow? ■ If theorist modelled after Dick Cheney and Napoleon, description could be “undeterred by other needs and opinions” and “comfortable with power”

Pros and cons (cont’d) ➢ Cons (cont’d) ○ Humanistic Psychology ignores capacity for evil

Review ➢ What is self-concept? ➢ What is unconditional positive regard ➢ Discussion ○ What is personality? (Updated for Freudian and Humanistic Perspectives)

Activity Time Impromptu Therapist Self-Report ideal self vs actual self to your partner Partner (Therapist) will evaluate your self-concept ** It doesn’t have to be real, you can make it up!