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    human existence‚ included Abraham Maslow‚ 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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    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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    STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF HUMANISTIC PSCYHOLOGY STRENGTHS 1. Just as with every theory‚ some find humanistic psychology to be relevant‚ as others can only see the flaws.  A couple of humanistic theory’s strengths are the focus on the positivity and goodness of humanity‚ as well as the free will related to change.  2. Contrasting Freud’s and biological approaches‚ focusing on the belief that human behaviour and cognition are causally determined by prior events and actions‚ such that we lack self-control

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    Ricardo Sanchez-Fernandez General Psychology 101 Phyllis Castillo-McMahon November 2‚ 2016 The Humanistic Perspective The Humanistic Perspective was influenced greatly by the outstanding work of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Humanistic Perspective points out the role of motivation on thoughts and behavior. Also the Humanistic Perspective believe that people search for creativity‚ value‚ and meaning. The main idea of this perspective is that people have goals in life that they want to meet because

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    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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    when a person goes through life with many ups and downs‚ however when you are going through these changes‚ you have to have the ability to know how to handle stressful situations. When dealing with humanistic personality‚ this would allow the people to have the freedom to choose their behavior. Humanistic Holistic Theory is a theory that emphasizes on engaging the person as a whole and focusing on the future rather than the pass (Brill & Levine‚ 2005‚ p. 58). This theory let you know that whatever

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    Humanistic Theories Debate Stephanie Becker‚ Christy Healey‚ Veronica Kirk PSY/310 February 02‚ 2015 Dr. Andrews In the history of psychology‚ there are many debates about which psychologist‚ doctor‚ theorists or scientists’ theories were more important to the study. There are many contributors of great importance throughout history. Two contributors‚ Sigmund Feud and B. F. Skinner‚ two great minds‚ looked at many of the same issues in different styles. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was one of

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    by the three primary core conditions plus Spirituality- the fourth condition of which Roger was in the process of developing before his death. I shall also be looking at some developments by other Therapist and finally both the strengths and limitations to this approach. In my opinion Carl Rogers sums it up well in the following quote of how he strived to achieve the development of this approach. Rogers (1967‚186/187): “The good life is a process‚ not a start of being. It is a direction

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    Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Carmen Jimenez‚ Christin Ferebee‚ Allina Johnson‚ and Christopher Bilbrey PSY/405 August 25‚ 2014 Dr. Seeley Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Humanistic and existential personality theories are a combination of philosophical doctrine moving towards the psychological realm. The intellects that formed humanistic and existential personality theories are Abraham Maslow‚ Carl Rogers‚ and Rollo May. Theorists first of their

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    Limitations of the Study One of the reasons why dance movement therapy [DMT] is not more widely used to treat psychological disorders‚ is due to the lack of substantial research. Firstly‚ there is a lack of evidence-based research that shows that DMT works beyond its holistic therapeutic qualities. In order to sufficiently prove this‚ further quantitative data is needed. Next‚ the majority of the research used a small sample size and gender and ethnicity did not vary. Palo-Bengtsson & Ekman (2002)

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