PSYCH 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neurosis, Dasein, Dreamwork

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1100
• Professor: All

Document Summary

What is the humanistic perspective a reaction against: the negativity of psychoanalysis and behaviorism. Actualizing tendency: we have an inborn, growth directed process that motivates us towards positive growth. Organismic valuing process (ovp: a subconscious guide that evaluates an experience for its growth potential (we all have it) Through development, what happens to our ovp: people substitute external rules for inner experience this is unhealthy. Conditional positive regard: when we are loved to the extent to which we live up to others expectations of us. Unconditional positive regard: when people accept us based on out true self. Conditions of worth (cows: our worth is conditional based on people"s expectations. Ideal self: who you want to be. Real self: who you really are (true self) Incongruence: when the ideal self and real self don"t match up closely. Congruence: when the real and ideal self match up closely (room for growth)