HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO

PERSONALITY
HUMANISTIC SCHOOL OF
PSYCHOLOGY

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It believes in the goodness of man and
It has optimistic confidence in mans positive
nature
It is contrary to psychoanalytical theory of
personality
It does not consider that personality is
governed by biological forces.

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Humanistic psychology points out that every

one of us has the potential for
self actualization through spontaneity,
creativity and personal growth.

HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO
PERSONALITY
CARL RANSOM ROGERS
American Psychologist

CARL ROGERS

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ROGERS

SELF THEORY
An individuals self is important for
determining the process of his growth,
development and appropriate adjustments to
his environment.

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ROGERS

Self theory
There are two basic systems underlying his
personality theory.
They are;
The organism and
The self

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ROGERS

Self theory
To Rogers

The organism and the self are systems

operating in ones phenomenological field

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ROGERS

Phenomenological field
It refers to the world of subjective experience,
the personal and separate reality of each
individual.

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ROGERS

The organism
It refers to the individuals entire frame of
reference. It represents the totality of his
experience- both conscious and unconscious.
The self
It is the accepted and aware part of
experience. It can be understood in terms of
our concept of I, me or myself.

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ROGERS

Personality
Personality of an individual is the product of
interaction between the organism and the self
of the individual.

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ROGERS

The acquisition of self

It is a long and continuous process
Human beings have the tendency to develop
their self by means of interpersonal and social
experiences which they acquire in the
environment.

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ROGERS

Self
It is purely based on ones personal
experiences
So
The concept of self may differ from person to
person

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ROGERS

Another concept in the theory is

The ideal self
It is the kind of person we would like to be
It is developed when the formation of self is
based on personal needs than on reality

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ROGERS

Cause of Abnormality
Developing false self image and
Inconsistency between ones actual image
and his false self image
Development of an ideal self too
unreasonable and too un attainable or too
different from ones real self

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Role of therapist
To convince the individual
What he/she is not
And
What he/ she is

ROGERS

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HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO
PERSONALITY

ABRAHAM MASLOW

ABRAHAM MASLOW

SELF ACTUALIZATION THEORY

ABRAHAM MASLOW

He is an American psychologist
And
A major theorist in humanistic psychology

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Maslow

To Maslow
Human beings are basically good or neutral
There is an impulse of craving for growth or
fulfillment of ones potentials

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Maslow

The goal of life is to seek self actualization in

Pursuit of knowledge
Appreciation of beauty
Playfulness
Self sufficiency
Insight in to the truth or
Other constructive and creative expression

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Maslow

The behaviour of an individual depends on his

style of striving for self actualization
The path towards self actualization may have
sub goals of lower- order needs to be
satisfied.

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Maslow

Conclusion
The goal of personality development is self
actualization
i.e. realization of ones basic human potential
to the maximum extent and as effectively as
possible

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Maslow

Criticism
It is not objective and scientific especially in
the subjective criteria for self actualization

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