PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Humanistic Psychology, Umwelt, Martin Heidegger
12 Dec 2013
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Humanists believe that psychology is unique,study of mind does not resemble physics or chemistry, it is fundamentally different because the human mind is aware. It knows it"s being studied and has opinions about itself that affect the way it is studied. Holistic - human system is greater than sum of its parts. Historic - whole person from birth to death. Phenomenological - focus on interior, experimental and existential aspects of personality. Real life - person in nature, society and culture, not the experimental lab. Positivity - joy, fruitful activities, virtuous actions and attributes. Value - a philosophy of life that describe what is desirable. Willpower, reflective thinking, imagination, introspection, self-criticism, aspirations, creativity, happiness and free will. What is your experience of the world called? construal. Umwelt - sensations felt by virtue of being a biological organism. Mitwelt - think and feel as a social being. Thrown-ness or geworfenheit (heidegger) - time, place and circumstances in which you were born.
