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Unit 10: Personality Section 2: Humanistic Perspective on Personality.

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1 Unit 10: Personality Section 2: Humanistic Perspective on Personality

2 Psychoanalysis was too negative for some psychologists to accept. They wanted to view human development from a more positive perspective.

3 Two men, Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers were two leading humanists that focused on the human potential rather than human limitations.

4 Instead of looking at the pain, failings, weaknesses, and traumas of psychologically unhealthy people, humanists tried to focus on the components psychologically healthy people have in common.

5 Trends they found in psychologically healthy people… -Self awareness -Self-accepting -Loving and caring to others -Not paralyzed by what others thought of them (took criticism well) -Focused themselves on one problem at a time regarding it as their mission in life -Have a few deep relationships rather than many superficial ones

6 Humanists believed that humans are like acorns which, under the right environmental conditions, are equipped for growth and self-actualization.

7 The environment matters in the humanistic perspective. -Acorns need soil, water, and sunlight as part of their healthy environment to reach their potential. -Humans need genuineness, acceptance, and empathy as part of their environment to reach their potential.

8 Unconditional positive regard – the people who matter most to us can help to nurture us by treating us with unconditional positive regard. (No judgment as we express ourselves authentically.) THERAPY PARENTING

9 The goal of humanistic therapy is to raise a persons self-concept so that they accept and feel positive about who they are.

10 Carl Rogers “Can I” Questions Toward Self- Actualization 1) Can I be perceived by others to be trustworthy, dependable, and consistent? 2) Can I express myself in a way that allows me to communicate clearly with others? 3) Can I express positive attitudes of warmth, caring, interest, and respect for another person? 4) Can I be secure enough in myself to let others be themselves? 5) Can I be empathetic to the needs and situations of others, without casting judgment or criticism? 6) Can I act with enough sensitivity so that my behavior is not interpreted as a threat? 7) Can I accept others in their process of becoming, or do I hold onto their past?

11 Critics of humanistic psychology would say… Look it up yourselves!


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