PSYCH 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Belongingness, Humanistic Psychology, Reductionism
12 Jan 2016
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Humanist theory: not interested in the development instead on now". Focuses on the meaning of life (goals, self development) Focus on uniqueness of one"s perception of the world. Avoid reductionism whole is greater than the sum of its parts (ex. Not dominating, uncontrollable unlike animal instincts. Moves from needs that are biological psychological. Evolutionary age (old recent) : needs at the bottom are old (all species share this) so they emerge very early, as we move up we share these needs with less species, those who are closer (apes) Emergence in our personal lives at different stages: early late. As the lower needs are satisfied, higher needs begin to emerge sequential so behaviours are motivated by a number of needs = over determination (satisfies number of different needs simultaneously) Physiological: food, water, air, perhaps sex: first ones to emerge (ex. Safety: shelter, predictability, order and structure (related to ocd), security.
