1. Phenomenological Perspective Humanistic/Existential

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

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

4. Maslow Heirarchy of Needs Heirarchy of Needs Self-actualization Self-actualization

5. Heirarchy of Needs

6. Assessment Q-Sort Q-Sort Semantic Differential Semantic Differential REP Test REP Test

7. Positive Psychology emphasis on strength and resilience emphasis on strength and resilience striving for happiness striving for happiness

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