PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Franz Joseph Gall, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Conscientiousness
28 Jun 2018
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Module 68: Humanistic perspective
Maslow proposed that we as individuals are motivated by a hierarchy of needs.
Maslow: opposite of Freud.
Development ideas by studying creative, healthy people not troubled clinical ones
-Common characteristics: strong sense of self and purpose in life, yet, open, caring,
loving accepting of others.
- few, deep relationships
carl Rodgers: believed people are basically good and naturally strive for self-
actualization (unless thwarted by negative environment)
client centred therapy: he thought many children from “conditions of worth” believe
they are loved only “conditionally”
-He emphasized unconditional positive regard, an attitude of acceptance of others despite
their failings
self-actualization: the need of humans to fulfil their full and special potential, the highest level
of need in mallow’s hierarchy need.
positive psychology: an area of psychology focusing on positive experience and healthy mental
functioning
self-concept: a pattern of self-perception that remains consistent over time and can be used to
characterized an individual
unconditional positive regard: acceptance without terms or conditions.
Evaluating the humanistic perspective
- Humanistic psychology still felt counselling, education child-rearing and management
practices with its emphasis on a positive self-concept, empathy and the thought that
people are basically good and can improve.
Module 69 Trait perspective
Personality: amounts to an individual’s unique constellations
Trait: tendencies to behave I certain ways that remain
About 4500 words in English language that describe characteristics of people
Gordon all port: first trait theorist met with Freud in 1919
- thought people are generally healthy and organized believed present more important than the
pat in defining one’s personality
first to suggest personality is a composite of individual’s traits
-Maintained people have many specific traits (tendencies to respond in certain ways in certain
situations). Example: Someone may be always on time for work (punctual).
Certain traits seem to be tied together. Example: Someone punctual is also likely to be organized,
careful, meticulous
super-factor: a fundamental dimension of personality made up of a related cluster of personality
trait
Central Traits: Collections of related traits which predict behaviour across a larger range of
situations.
Example: Someone with a central trait called “responsible” may be punctual, organized, careful,
meticulous,
Hans Eysenck’s and factor analysis
- strong advocate of statistical measures
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Document Summary
Maslow proposed that we as individuals are motivated by a hierarchy of needs. Development ideas by studying creative, healthy people not troubled clinical ones. Common characteristics: strong sense of self and purpose in life, yet, open, caring, loving accepting of others. Few, deep relationships carl rodgers: believed people are basically good and naturally strive for self- actualization (unless thwarted by negative environment) client centred therapy: he thought many children from conditions of worth believe they are loved only conditionally . Humanistic psychology still felt counselling, education child-rearing and management practices with its emphasis on a positive self-concept, empathy and the thought that people are basically good and can improve. Trait: tendencies to behave i certain ways that remain. About 4500 words in english language that describe characteristics of people. Gordon all port: first trait theorist met with freud in 1919.
