Nancy Ibarra Psy 2 10/12/2017 Dr. Aizon There are many paradigms in psychology such as structuralism, cognitive, psychoanalysis, behaviorism which is the most common and of course humanistic psychology. These were very important to psychologists, it helped understand and identify different aspects of life. From the way one behaves to the way they think, see and hear. The way we feel and act turns out to be a big part of our mind. We think and do certain things for what reason? Humanistic psychology was found to describe and help everyone understand why we behave and sometimes need certain things. We all share characteristics such as love, grief, happiness, caring, self-love. There was a reason why we felt these certain emotions, …show more content…
Although Maslow was considered to be the Father of humanistic psychology making him very important. Carl Jung was probably one of the most important people in Psychology, he used to work with Sigmund Freud in the early days. He made a lot of contributions to all four of paradigms in psychology. Rollo May was one of the co-founders of Humanistic Psychology, he believed that human nature can be best understood by focusing on someone’s personal experiences. Carl Rogers was another co-founder of Humanistic Psychology, he began to work in child guidance after recovering his PH.D. It led him to understanding the way his clients go through their difficulties and experiences. Some of his main concepts were self, encounter groups, and cross-cultural communication. James Bungental is one of the important people in the early development of the Humanistic theory. He was actually the first president of Association for Humanistic Psychology for 2 years. Bungental believes that psychotherapy is a venture and not seen as a treatment of illness. While they played important roles in …show more content…
It has influenced American psychology for decades. At first it was said that Humanistic Psychology was made to rebel against the two main schools of thought, it sought to show the importance of our consciousness and the view of our life’s. Humanistic psychology has influenced mainstream psychology so much that the field suffered an “identity crisis”. Humanism contributed to psychology and helped psychologists learn new ways of learning and thinking about mental health. It is also said that the influence of humanism might have not been so important anymore. Although some still do believe it to be helpful and useful, it’s hard for most people to understand it. Maybe in the beginning when psychologists first found out about it, it was very affective and people believed in Maslow hierarchy of
The presuppositions I had before taking this class concerning the history of psychology were based on the things I had learned previously about the founding fathers of psychology. The thoughts that I had were that many of the founding fathers were not very stable themselves. I also had learned that there was a lot of cocaine abuse in those early days, which added to my disrespect for some of the people who had been instrumental in launching psychology as a scientific study. In addition to the lack of faith in the character of these founding fathers, I had also come to the conclusion that they had very little solid data for their conclusions and even among their peers there was a lot of skepticism regarding their conclusions. Without measurable research based on solid data and controlled studies that the field of psychology has had to fight hard to become a reputable science.
Ivan Pavlov, best known for classical conditioning. B.F. Skinner who was known for operant conditioning and Edward Thorndike, known for the law of effect. What is Humanistic psychology? This approach underscores the study of the whole person. Humanistic psychologists observe the human behavior, not only through the eyes of the observer, but also through the eyes of the person behaving.
The population this theory applies to all ethnicities, religions, races, orientations, social economic status and abilities .The school this theory is related to the Humanistic School of Thought. Humanistic School of thought , is the concept of the practitioner viewing the client circumstance through the client eyes and their personal view. The major theorist that is associated with the theory is Carl Rogers. The main goal is to eliminate any issues that the client may have that could deter them to reach their full potential.
Psychologists who were influenced by Freud are called neo-Freud. They agreed with Freud that childhood experiences are important, but they reduced the importance of sex and focused further on the social environment and effects of culture on personality. They also founded a lot of their theories of personality on data from their patients. The Five Factor Model is the most common and widely used trait theory today.
Psychoanalysis was first introduced by Sigmund Freud and is now known as classical psychoanalysis. The theory, as defined by Sigmund Freud, is the dynamic between underlying forces that determine behavior and personality. He stressed the importance of human sexuality, childhood experiences, and the unconscious processes. However, his theory was seen as misogynistic and narrow focused. Consequently, classical psychoanalysis was criticized and rejected by many scholars.
For this assignment I should like to provide a fictional case study, portraying the counselling of a client who is dealing with issues related to fear and sadness, I will then consider how the clients problems could be caused by the sociocultural climate within which they are surrounded. The case study will be focusing upon issues such as culture, gender, race and sexuality, looking at the usefulness of recognising the importance of sociocultural issues when considering an individuals distress, with culture, sexuality and race being the main focus of the study. I will be using a person-centred approach as my counselling technique, as this is considered to be a more open-minded approach, relating sociocultural issues to the client. Approaches
Over the years, many theories have been developed to study the human personality. Some of the notable theories are psychoanalytic theory, trait theory, humanistic theory and behavioural theory. In this assignment, we have chosen to compare and contrast the psychoanalytic and humanistic theories. Psychoanalytic Theory
According to Wagner, humanistic approach is primarily a reaction to the two major views of humanity which are the Freudian perspective and the behavioral perspective thus humanitaristic approach is the “third force”. Humanistic approach highly gives emphasis to the individual that learning how to learn is more important than acquiring factual knowledge. Teachers can play their role in helping the students how to learn and their thinking gives emphasis rather than teachers’ teaching determination.
There are four main perspectives in psychology. These are known as; biological perspective, learning perspective, cognitive perspective, and sociocultural perspective. Each perspective aids in the understanding of human behavior. However, not one perspective can explain all of human behaviors. This is due to each perspective playing different roles in ones behavior.
Traditional Western approach to modern psychology The Traditional Western approach has had a great influence on modern psychology. The Traditional Western approach differs quite a lot from the African perspective, but has made a big impact on psychology today. Here are a few key aspects of the Traditional Western approach to modern psychology: • Assumes that psychology is a universal science that is objective and the knowledge is value-free
The Humanistic approach has helped to bring the ‘person’ back into psychology; it recognises that people help determine their own behaviour and are not slaves to their environment. Critics point out that the psychologists use concepts that are outlined subjectively and are therefore difficult to tests; there is no way to test self-actualisation for example (Martin et al, 2007). Another criticism is that the humanist belief in free will is opposite to the deterministic law of science and therefore, take a less scientific approach (Hill, 2001). Client centred therapy was founded by Rogers (1959); this therapy focuses on self-growth and seeks to help individuals recognise their own strengths. The aim of the therapist is to provide a relationship
On the other hand, the man who possesses humanism will always be a perfect man. He will change the society and think that he will create a new world. Since ages literature reflects the life of different people and it effectively teaches the people how to survive. Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are popularly regarded as the founders of humanistic approach. Humanistic approach in psychology is a well known trend among the psycho therapists.
Sigmund Freud is Psychology’s most famous psychoanalysis. His work and theories have helped shape our views of personality, levels of consciousness and unconsciousness mind, the structure of personality and the development of personality. There are three aspects to Freud’s theory of personality structure and fives stages through the psychosexual development. The psyche
Humanism aims at the full development of every human being 2. Humanists uphold the broadest application of democratic principles in all human relationships 3. Humanists advocate the use of the scientific method, both as a guide to distinguish fact from fiction and to help develop beneficial and creative uses of science and
With the aid of the two counseling theories, Roger’s personality theory and Adlerian personality theory, I managed to make a personal self-reflection on my values, attitudes, beliefs and how became who am I today. I certainly have an affinity for humanistic approach because it emphasized that every person has their own unique way to perceive and make sense of world. It also focused more understanding people’s subjectivity. The theory under humanistic approach that helped to reflect and gain insight about myself is Carl Roger’s personality theory. The reason I chose this theory because I feel it holds true to my personality development compared and I like his concept and emphasis on the importance of the self-actualizing tendency in shaping human personalities.