PSYC-4355 Lecture Notes - Abraham Maslow, Erik Erikson, Humanistic Psychology

• School: University of Winnipeg
• Department: PSYCHOLOGY
• Course: PSYC-4355
• Professor: Grant Wainikka

Document Summary

Humanism is a much more brighter and optimistic view of personality, carl rogers (client-centered therapy) and abraham maslow (self-actualizer) Humanism emerges in the year following of the second war, in part a response to psychoanalysis and behaviourism, is a far more optimistic view of people and what we are capable of as a species. In contrast to psychoanalysis"s, humanists give us far more credit in our day-to-day behaviour, and decisions we make. Inside you there is a true self, that is a potential that is meant to be realized and that you are meant to become (like a caterpillar is intended to become a butterfly) There are certain development needs and experiences for achieving this fully functionality. The primary need is called positive regard, key need that everyone needs, the need to be accepted, valued and seen positively by others, and in particular by significant others.