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Humanistic Theories

Humanistic Theories. AP PSYCHOLOGY – CH 10. Humanistic Theories. Psychodynamic – focus on internal conflict and mental disorders Failed to talk about normal personalities Humanistic theories – optimistic about human nature Personality determined by needs to adapt, learn, grow, and excel

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Humanistic Theories

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  1. Humanistic Theories AP PSYCHOLOGY – CH 10

  2. Humanistic Theories • Psychodynamic – focus on internal conflict and mental disorders • Failed to talk about normal personalities • Humanistic theories – optimistic about human nature • Personality determined by needs to adapt, learn, grow, and excel • Motivation important • Positive motivation to achieve, reach potential

  3. Gordon Allport’s Traits 3 types of traits: Central traits – form the core of our personality Secondary traits – preferences and attitudes; traits that appear in some situations Cardinal traits – define people’s lives; few people have cardinal traits, develop later in life

  4. Abraham Maslow; Healthy Personality Concerned with Freud’s fixation on mental illness What are the ingredients of a healthy personality? Self-actualizing personalities – healthy individuals who have met their needs and are free to be creative and fulfill their potentials.

  5. Abraham Maslow; Healthy Personality Deficient needs can produce maladjustment

  6. Carl Rogers • Fully functioning person – a healthy, self-actualizing individual, who has a self-concept that is both positive and congruent with reality. • High-self esteem, know weaknesses, focus on strengths

  7. Rogers and regard • Everyone can grow in a supportive environment. • Conditional regard – love (parental) is dependent on something (good behavior, achievement) • Leads to low self-esteem, mental disorders • Unconditional positive regard – love without conditions attached

  8. Evaluating Humanistic Theory Upbeat nature a nice change Laid ground work for positive psychology Concepts fuzzy – hard to define “self-actualization” Many concepts unclear, cannot be tested objectively No mention of unconscious, psychodynamics criticized

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