Humanistic+Psychology

toc = = = Definition: = The school of psychology that focuses on the uniqueness of human beings and their capacity for choice,growth,and psychological health. Gen Psych, CH 1, pp.9

= Examples: = I know a person whose brother chased her with bugs when she was little and she was terrified of bugs in her teenage years. Then she had children and had to make the choice to overcome her fear of bugs for her kids. Was she was going to stand on the couch and scream or was she going to kill the bug?

One of Humanistic Psychology's early sources was the work of Carl Rogers. He wanted to ensure that people's developmental process was healthier.

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=In the News:= [|Humanistic Psychology] The following is a link to simply psychology.The following site discusses what humanistic psychology is.Also, it talks about the impact of humanistic psychology such as it offering a new set of values for approaching an understanding of human nature and the human condition.It also refers back to the history of this psychology and assumptions based upon it.

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