Humanistic Theories

What are the humanistic theories? The largest theory in this area is known as Phenomenology that is subjective with the experiences we have. What we are, what we do is a reflection of our subjective experience of our world and ourselves. There is an external reality to understand an inner reality of the and to promote our growth and development. This is shown by the respecting them and our own unique perspectives of reality.

Carl Rogers' was all about the truth in and of ourselves along with religious ideas that limits us and true freedom. It is the sole authority for you are to understand this that "Man is good." Carl Rogers is the person who devised Person-Centered Therapy and the core theories of this theory opposes the breakdowns that individuals as component parts. This theory looks at the whole person. What a person tells us is more reliable with its' own subjective experiences and more beneficial then deserved. People have potential to set and use choices along with using free will, and the responsibility is not just reactive to you. Assertion is one motivational source.

Self-Actualization is the realization of our potential. We have an innate capacity for yourself to realize this about yourself. You have reached a point that you know who you are and what you can do personally and professionally. There is also a process known as the 'organismic value process' is that you inherit the capacity to make choices that will enhance yourself and reject themes that will hurt you. We need fulfillment and direction in our lives. We still need acceptance and approval from our parents, siblings, friends and others. One thing to mention if parents were give 'unconditional positive regard' when we grow up and accept our natural abilities and our potentials. We will realize who we are in life and pursue interests and life experiences and see how others see us and what their expectations of ourselves are. There will be various issues and problems. Carl Rogers says that no other aspirations but who we are that is being a healthy person and experience is a congruence or a fit in what you want to become.

He perceives us to be and who we actually are, and there should be a match between the person and what they choose in life. There are conditions of worth or 'I value you if I will love you if.' In psychopathology says it is being conditionally accepted. It is also saying the difference in being healthy and unhealthy. Children have an 'ideal self' and parental wishes do not fit who they are at this time. What is 'self-concept' these are the experiences you have and what your parental messages or significant authority person says. It can distort your self-concept and will warp the organismic value process. It is continuous through life. We are externally focused not internally focused. A religious discipline will be a prime example of disrespect of a natural aspect of self-directives of children that denies certain aspects of ourselves.

What psychological pain from under is estimating the evil in the world or the incongruence of what we really are and ought to be. Providing a certain climate of safety and trust is important. The client reintegrates by showing empathy or the capacity to experience and share with the client an inner subjective world. It show congruence or a genuineness to be fully one in yourself and perceive your own inner world accurately. The unconditional positive regard is unyielding acceptance for a client's experiences, which are actualized for a client's process to be themselves. The client and the therapist are partners that are using a non-directive approach, but not empirically accepted.

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