PSY 3303 Lecture Notes - Abraham Maslow, Karen Horney, Existential Therapy
24 Feb 2014
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Force humanistic: no one knows you better than yourself opposite of freud, who believed people were deeply unconscious of their personality. Opposed to freudian point of view, wanted to work against this. Started with people in psychotherapy, into general theory of personality. Applied the theories into larger social issues, not just individuals. Having a good life is a process that occurs over time continually. People optimally have a drive to seek out the sense of satisfaction. Those who take part in this are fully functioning people". Process of realising full potential be the self one truly is. Be in here and now in present moment. How we view ourselves might be in agreement with how we are. Inaccurate self-perceptions: unrealistic or rigid beliefs about self. Might cause anxiety if become aware, so avoid it. Not consciously aware of it: more like the pre-conscious, no repression - dealt with distortion and denial. Re-imagining an experience so it doesn"t cause anxiety.
