1. 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.

2. Humanistic perspective
Personality

3. Humanistic perspective
People are basically good, striving to reach their FULLEST POTENTIAL.
Focus on positive aspects of human behavior (conscious feelings, control of oneself).

4. You are about to be…

5. Abraham Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs

6. 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

7. 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

8. 7. Unconditional positive regard

9. Assessment of self Questionnaire assessments of self-concept
Interviews: empathic understandings of people’s unique experiences

10. 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?)