PSYB30H3 Lecture 13: Lecture 13
Document Summary
The self following from human social motivation. Human need as an invariant psychological universal that characterizes all people and does not vary meaningfully from one person to the next. Classical humanism carl rogers and abraham maslow. Humanism emerged in 20th century as third organizing force in north american psychology. Humanists are often attending to surrounding environment is environment supporting or restricting for development we are rational, capable of conscious intention and purpose, capable of autonomous self regulation. Psychoanalytic dark, pessimistic view of human nature. Humanist positive and optimistic view of human nature. Key figure in humanist tradition is carl rogers. Trained as psychotherapist but rogers understood to know how to make people better you have to know where thing"s go wrong, he also offered a theory of personality. Convinced at the foundation of things a singular motivation underlying all human behaviour organism has one basic tendency and striving to actualize, maintain and enhance.
