PSYB30H3 Lecture : Week 8
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Overview of week 8 lectures: part i. humanism, part i i. self-determination, part i i i. Overview of part i: humanistic approaches to psychology, rogers" fully functioning person, maslow"s self-actualizer. Humanism: an optimistic view of the person as inherently good, views the human being as rational, purposeful, and autonomous, capable of creativity and experiencing deep and profound insights into reality. The 3rd force of psychology, a viable viewpoint on human nature that is distinctive from both psychoanalysis and behaviorism. He speculated that there is a mechanism (intuitive structure) that informs us as to whether or not we are taking growth promoting steps in our development the organismic valuing process . Humans have a fundamental capacity to perceive the growth-relevant implications of their experiences and choices www. notesolution. com. I ts build into the species; everyone has it. The idea that a little voice inside of us that lets us know if we are doing anything stupid.
