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Humanistic approach

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What is Humanistic Psychology?

The humanistic approach is an approach to psychology that emphasizes empathy and stresses good behavior.

Strong points of Humanistic Pschology

humanistic psychology emerged during the 1950s as a reaction to psychoanalysis was focused. Humanistic psychology was instead focused on each individuals potential and stressed the importance of growth and self-actualization

•One of the major strengths of humanistic psychology is that it emphasizes the role of the individual. This school of psychology gives people more credit in controlling and determining their state of mental health.

•It also takes environmental influences into account. Rather than focusing solely on our internal thoughts and desires, humanistic psychology also credits the environment's influence on our experiences.

•Humanistic psychology helped remove some of the stigma attached to therapy and made it more acceptable for normal, healthy individuals to explore their abilities and potential through therapy.

•Humanistic psychology continues to influence therapy, education, healthcare, and other areas.

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Criticisms of Humanistic Psychology

Humanistic psychology is often questioned; the importance of the individual’s experience makes it difficult to objectively study and measure humanistic facts.

How can we objectively tell if someone is self-actualized? The answer, of course, is that we can’t. We can only rely upon the individual's own assessment of their own experience.

Another major criticism is that observations are unverifiable; there is no accurate way to study someone.

Who created/designed/researched Humanistic approach?

Walker Posey, Kirsten Klinedinst, Grace Myers, and Tyann Giuffrida, and Michelle Walls

Abraham Maslow created Humanistic approach.

  • Abraham Maslow expanded the field of humanistic psychology to include an explanation of how human needs change through an individual's lifespan.
  • His theories focused on individuals and whole people rather than sets of symptoms.

Abraham Maslow

Important events in Humanistic Psychology

•1943 - Abraham Maslow described his needs in "A Theory of Human Motivation" published in Psychological Review

•1951 - Carl Rogers published Client-Centered Therapy, which described his humanistic, client-directed approach to therapy.

•1961 - The American Association for Humanistic Psychology is formed and the Journal of Humanistic Psychology was established.

•1962 - American Association for Humanistic Psychology was formed.

1971 - Humanistic psychology becomes an APA division.

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