PSY 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Pearson Education, Peer Group, Existentialism
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Psychological approach that emphasizes personal growth, resilience, and the achievement of human potential, rather than scientific understanding and assessment of behaviour. Innate qualities within a person exert a major influence over the direction of behaviour. Most influential humanists: abraham maslow, carl rogers, rollo may. Abraham maslow: maslow argued that personality development could be viewed as gradual progression toward self-actualization. Self-actualized person: person who strives for a life that is meaningful, challenging, and satisfying. Peak experiences: rare moments of rapture caused by the attainment of excellence or the experience of beauty. Interested in the development of the fully functioning person. Experience congruence or harmony between the image people project to others and their true feelings and wishes. In order to attain this, must have unconditional positive regard: love or support given to another person with no conditions attached. Rollo may: believed in importance of the way we face inherently difficult & tragic aspects of life, existentialism.
