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Summary AQA A-level psychology HUMANISTIC APPROACH NOTES
AQA A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY APPROACHES summary notes from class. Notes on the Humanistic approach.
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What is free will?
Answer: Free will – is the idea that we have choices in how we act.
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Who\'s theories support the Humanistic approach?
Answer: 1. Maslow (hierarchy of needs) 2. Roger (congruence)
3.
What is at the bottom of Maslow\'s hierarchy of needs?
Answer: psychological needs E.g Breathing, water, food, sleep, excretion, shelter and warmth
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What is the second stage in Maslow\'s hierarchy of needs?
Answer: Safety needs E.g. security of body, of employment, of family, of health, of property
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What is the third stage in Maslow\'s hierarchy of needs?
Answer: Love and belonging E.g. friendships, family, sexual intimacy
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What is fourth stage in Maslow\'s hierarchy of needs?
Answer: Esteem E.g. self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others and respect by others
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What is at the top (5th) of Maslow\'s hierarchy of needs?
Answer: Self-Actualization E.g. Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice
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Humanistic approach- Developed in America in the 1950s and supported by Maslow and Rodgers theories.
- Rodgers argued that Freud dealt with the sick half of psychology, so the humanistic
approach concerns itself with the healthy growth of individuals.
- To offer a less deterministic and artificial approach.
Free will – is the idea that we have choices in how we act.
- Free will separates out what is the intention of an individual from what has been
created by other causes.
- This means that we are self-determining and free from the casual influences of the
past.
Humanistic Psychologists hate science – science doesn’t allow the use of free will.
Humanistic psychologists regard personal growth as an essential part of what it is to be
human i.e., changing and developing as a person to become fulfilled, satisfied and goal
orientated.
1. Maslow & his hierarchy of needs
Humans are motivated by needs beyond those of basic biology. In order to reach
self-actualization, you have to have satisfied all of your needs.
2. Rogers Congruence
- For personal growth to be achieved congruence must be better self and ideal self.
- If there is too big a gap between the 'two selves' then self-actualization is not
possible (state of incongruence).
- To reduce the gap - Rodgers developed client-centred therapy.
- "counselling' to help patients’ cope with everyday life.
- Many issues experience as adults e.g., worthlessness has roots in childhood and can
be explained by lack of unconditioned positive regard.
- He saw his role as being able to provide unconditional positive regard to his patients
if they failed to receive this as a child.
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