Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Ultimate Human, Self-Actualization, Psych

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

In part a reaction to freud"s conception of human"s being those half tamed demons that inhabit the human beast . Instead, embrace a positive view that affirms the inherent dignity and goodness of the human spirit: self actualization. Self-actualization: the total realization of one"s human potential, according to maslow this is the ultimate human need and the highest expression of human nature. Self concept begins to develop: research on the self, 2 main topics, 1. The development of self-esteem and its effects on behaviour: 2. The roles played by self-enhancement and self-consistency motives. Self-esteem: self esteem: refers to how positively or negatively we feel about ourselves, very important aspect of personal well-being, happiness, and adjustment. In defiance of mathematical possibility, people consistently rate themselves above average on socially desirable characteristics. The szondi test: personality tests, shown 8 faces, and asked to select the most disturbing (tells you what you are repressing)