humanistic psychology

(noun)

A psychological perspective which rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in response to psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism; this approach emphasizes an individual's inherent drive towards self-actualization and creativity.

Related Terms

  • congruity
  • phenomenal field
  • holistic
  • self-actualization
  • transcendence

Examples of humanistic psychology in the following topics:

  • Evaluating the Humanistic Perspective on Personality

    • The humanistic approach to personality study does much to explain human psychology, but remains criticized for some of its shortcomings.
    • Humanistic psychology has its roots in existentialism, behaviorism, and phenomenology.
    • Despite its great influence, humanistic psychology has also been criticized for its subjectivity and lack of evidence.
    • Humanistic psychology is holistic in nature: it takes whole persons into account rather than their separate traits or processes.
    • Humanistic psychology stresses the importance of free will and thus, personal responsibility for decision-making.
  • Humanistic Psychology

    • Humanistic psychology adopts a holistic view of human existence through explorations of meaning, human potential, and self-actualization.
    • Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that rose to prominence in the mid-20th century, drawing on the philosophies of existentialism and phenomenology, as well as Eastern philosophy.
    • Despite its great influence, humanistic psychology has also been criticized for its subjectivity and lack of evidence.
    • These preliminary meetings eventually culminated in the description of humanistic psychology as a recognizable "third force" in psychology, along with behaviorism and psychoanalysis.
    • Humanistic psychology is holistic in nature: it takes whole persons into account rather than their separate traits or processes.
  • Positive Psychology

    • Positive psychology stems from the humanistic psychology of the 20th century and focuses on optimizing psychological health and well-being.
    • Positive psychology has roots in the humanistic psychology of the 20th century, which focused heavily on happiness and fulfillment.
    • Humanistic psychology emerged in the 1950s in response to the limitations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B.
    • Maslow felt that true self-actualization is rare, but his research led to advancements in humanistic psychology and the later field of positive psychology.
    • Maslow's research on self-actualization was a central component of both humanistic and positive psychology.
  • Humanistic Therapy

    • Humanistic therapy is a psychological treatment based on the personality theories of Carl Rogers and other humanistic psychologists.
    • Humanistic psychology acknowledges spiritual aspiration as an integral part of the human psyche and is linked to the emerging field of transpersonal psychology.
    • Humanistic psychology rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in response to the limitations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B.
    • Rogers and Maslow introduced this positive, humanistic psychology in response to what they viewed as the overly pessimistic view of psychoanalysis; during the 20th century, humanistic psychology became known as the "third force" in psychology.
    • Critics have taken issue with many of the early tenets of humanistic psychology.
  • Rogers' Humanistic Theory of Personality

    • Carl Rogers' humanistic personality theory emphasizes the importance of the self-actualizing tendency in forming a self-concept.
    • Carl Rogers was a prominent psychologist and one of the founding members of the humanist movement.
    • Humanistic psychology emphasized the active role of the individual in shaping their internal and external worlds.
    • Rogers based his theories of personality development on humanistic psychology and theories of subjective experience.
    • Carl Rogers was a prominent humanistic psychologist who is known for his theory of personality that emphasizes change, growth, and the potential for human good.
  • Maslow's Humanistic Theory of Personality

    • Maslow's humanistic theory of personality states that people achieve their full potential by moving from basic needs to self-actualization.
    • Often called the “third force” in psychology, humanism was a reaction to both the pessimistic determinism of psychoanalysis, with its emphasis on psychological disturbance, and to the behaviorists’ view of humans passively reacting to the environment.
    • Two of the leading humanistic theorists who made advancements in the field of personality psychology were Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
    • As a leader of humanistic psychology, Abraham Maslow approached the study of personality psychology by focusing on subjective experiences and free will.
    • Maslow stretched the field of psychological study to include fully-functional individuals instead of only those with psychoses, and he shed a more positive light on personality psychology.
  • Goals of Psychology

    • Simply put, psychology is the study of the soul.
    • Developmental psychology studies human development over the lifespan.
    • The humanistic movement emphasizes a person's positive qualities, the capacity for personal growth, and the freedom to choose any destiny.
    • Forensic psychology is the intersection between psychology and the justice system.
    • Define the overarching goal of psychology, and discuss the various goals of the different subfields of psychology.
  • Personality Psychology

    • Personality psychology studies the long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways.
    • Personality psychology is a branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals.
    • Construction of a coherent picture of the individual and their major psychological processes.
    • Humanistic psychologists Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers focused on the growth potential of healthy individuals.
  • Introduction to Psychotherapy

    • "Psychotherapy" is an umbrella term that describes the use of psychological methods to help a client overcome distressing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
    • The problems addressed are psychological in nature and can vary in terms of causes, influences, triggers, and resolutions.
    • It can be said that psychotherapy has been practiced through the ages, as medics, philosophers, spiritual practitioners, and others used psychological methods to heal people.
    • A distinction can be made between those psychotherapies that employ a medical model and those that employ a humanistic model.
    • The humanistic or non-medical model, in contrast, strives to depathologize the human condition.
  • Defining Personality

    • Personality psychology is the study of human personality and how it varies among individuals and populations.
    • A great deal of modern personality psychology is influenced by, and attempts to answer, the following five philosophical questions about what really determines personality:
    • The major theories include the psychodynamic, neo-Freudian, learning (or behaviorist), humanistic, biological, trait (or dispositional), and cultural perspectives.
    • Humanistic theory argues that an individual's subjective free will is the most important determinant of behavior.
    • Humanistic psychologists such as Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers believed that people strive to become self-actualized—the "best version" of themselves.
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