Humanistic Theories of Learning: I. Introduction Humanism‚ a paradigm that emerged in the 1960s‚ focuses on the human freedom‚ dignity‚ and potential. A central assumption of humanism is that people act with intentionality and values. Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the child ’s self-concept. If the child feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones ’ strengths and weaknesses‚ and a
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are some weaknesses to this theory. There is criticism that several of the ideas can ’t be tested in actual experiments. The psychologists are prone to use reasonable deduction in many instances‚ which may not give an accurate assessment. For example several types on direct manipulation would be illegal to perform which makes demonstrations of cause and effects difficult. There are other concerns over the research on temperament. There doesn ’t seem to be an agreement on the number of dimensions
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Nursing as a human science is the study of and the constant evaluation of what patient-nurse relationship means to the health care provider in this specific case the nurse. In order to be fully aware of the strengths and weakness the nurse needs to explore the driving force of their work. Nursing as a human science assist nurses and or nurses to be in being more aware of the richness that as nurses she or he can bring to patient’s care as well as to the collaborating team. Nursing as a human science
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weaknesses of biological and humanistic theories? With which do you agree more? The biological and humanistic theories both have strengths and weaknesses. Focusing on nature versus nurture‚ the biological theory suggests that all behavior stems from genetics and is not a product of our surroundings or environment. Thus‚ it ignores individual effects and differences people experience such as how our bodies react to different stimuli like stress and anxiety. The humanistic theory focuses on the individual
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is piece of work is purely my understanding of humanistic theory‚ how I perceive it‚ and how I believe its teachings (so far) has made me the person that I am today. Looking at the first point “What it means to be human?” Each and every one of us would probably come up with different concepts and ideas of what the answer could be. What we have to remember is that we are specifically looking at the concepts and theory according to the humanistic approach in counselling. As human beings we all
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Carl Rogers‚ and Clark Moustakas‚ who were interested in founding a professional association dedicated to a psychology focused on these features of human capital demanded by post-industrial society. The humanistic psychology perspective is summarized by five core principles or postulates of humanistic psychology first articulated in an article written
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Tia Gardner September 21‚ 2012 Humanistic Perspective and Addiction There are several theories of addiction. All of them are imperfect. All are partial explanations. It is for this reason that it is important to be aware of and question addiction theories. One contemporary psychoanalytical view of substance abuse is that it is a defense against anxiety (Thombs D 2006). Addicts often abuse alcohol and other substances to guard against anxiety and other painful
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Running head: Humanistic‚ Psychodynamic and Structuralism James Price AIU PSY206 06 February‚ 2009 Humanistic‚ Psychodynamic and Structuralism I am going to discuss Humanistic theory‚ Psychodynamic theory and Structuralism. I will attempt to compare and contrast these three theories. The humanistic theory was headed by two psychologists‚ Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers (Humanistic Theory‚ 2002). Their goal was to understand the personality and to improve the overall happiness of their patients
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to the Protestant Reformation?” The renaissance and it’s humanistic principles took form in different ways across Europe. In the Italian states‚ for example‚ humanism permeated art‚ resulting is some of mans greatest works which reflect the artists appreciation of the individual and focus away from god. In northern Europe however‚ humanists didn’t turn away from god‚ they instead worked to reform the church and allow for humanistic principles to transfuse religion. The translations of the bible
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Of course‚ humanistic psychology was really organized defined in the 20th century. The main contributor‚ Abraham Maslow‚ and several others pushed this movement. Among Maslow was also Carl Rogers and Rollo May. Carl Rogers was the main contributor to applied humanistic theories in clinical settings. His early studies focused on human growth and personal enlightenment. He defined five criteria for clinical sessions under the humanistic approach: emotional contact between the two persons (client and
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