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Humanistic Perspective

Humanistic perspective is an optimistic approach that focuses on the uniqueness of each individual and emphasizes empathy, free will, and helping people achieve their potential. It looks at the whole person and their motivation to grow rather than focusing on dysfunction. Key figures like Maslow and Rogers developed this perspective in the 1950s-60s, focusing on concepts like self-actualization and client-centered therapy, which led to the founding of the Association for Humanistic Psychology.

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Humanistic Perspective

Humanistic perspective is an optimistic approach that focuses on the uniqueness of each individual and emphasizes empathy, free will, and helping people achieve their potential. It looks at the whole person and their motivation to grow rather than focusing on dysfunction. Key figures like Maslow and Rogers developed this perspective in the 1950s-60s, focusing on concepts like self-actualization and client-centered therapy, which led to the founding of the Association for Humanistic Psychology.

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HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVE

A humanistic perspective is an approach to psychology


that emphasizes empathy and stresses the good in
human behavior. Humanism is an optimistic, whole-
person theory that focuses on what makes each
individual person unique. Humanistic psychology is a
perspective that emphasizes looking at the whole
person, and the uniqueness of each individual.
Humanistic psychology begins with the existential
assumptions that people have free will and are
motivated to achieve their potential and self-actualize
What is Humanistic Perspective?

Humanistic psychology is a perspective that


emphasizes looking at the whole individual and
stresses concepts such as free will, self-efficacy,
and self-actualization. Rather than concentrating
on dysfunction, humanistic psychology strives to
help people fulfill their potential and maximize
their well-being.
The History of Humanistic Psychology:

 • Maslow (1943) developed a hierarchical theory of human motivation.


 • Carl Rogers (1946) publishes significant aspects of client-centered
therapy (also called person-centered therapy).
 • In 1957 and 1958, at the invitation of Abraham Maslow and Clark
Moustakas, two meetings were held in Detroit among psychologists who
were interested in founding a professional association dedicated to a more
meaningful, more humanistic vision.
 • In 1962, with the sponsorship of Brandeis University, this movement was
formally launched as the Association for Humanistic Psychology.
 • The first issue of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology appeared in the
spring of 1961.
 • Clark Hull’s (1943) Principles of behavior was published.
 • B.F. Skinner (1948) published Walden 2, in which he described a utopian
society founded upon behaviorist principles.

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