Humanistic Perspective
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow believed in self-actualizing tendencies that requires the development of an image of oneself, or the self-concept. The components are real and ideal self and conditional and unconditional positive regard.
Carl Rogers
Structural Learning Carl Rogers theory congruence
Abraham Maslow
Book suggestions in the Library
Below are suggested books from the library that focus on the Humanistic Perspective that may be useful for your research project.
Carl Rogers' helping system : journey and substance by In this guide to a person-centred therapy from its earliest beginnings to the present day, the author charts its origin and development, its central concepts and the key figures within the movement.
From Philosophy to Psychotherapy: A Phenomenological Model for Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychoanalysis by Presenting a highly innovative exploration of the relationship between philosophical and psychological issues, Edwin L. Hersch argues that psychological theories and practices inescapably rest upon a series of philosophical positions - whether they are acknowledged and reflected upon or not.
Inner Experience and Neuroscience: meerging both perspectives by In Inner Experience and Neuroscience, Donald Price and James Barrell show how a science of human experience can be developed through a strategy that integrates experiential paradigms with methods from the natural sciences.
Human Experience : Philosophy, Neurosis, and the Elements of Everyday Life by Beginning with a study of the nature of perception, embodiment, and memory, Russon investigates the formation of personality through family and social experience.
The Hidden Genius of Emotion: Lifespan Transformations of Personality by For its content, the work examines the lives of three mid-century psychologists, Carl Rogers, Albert Ellis, and Fritz Perls. Each man adopted a unique stance on the question of emotion in personality and in therapeutic interventions and, tellingly, the therapeutic methods they developed necessarily reflected their own emotional dynamics.
Reasonable Self-Esteem by Keshen presents a set of guidelines for analysing self-esteem and examines various factors that influence our self-esteem, such as other people's evaluations, comparisons with others, social relationships, and inherent qualities.
Emotions and Identity by This volume focuses on the crucial role of emotions in forming and sustaining individual and collective identities at work.
Why Wait to Be Great?: It's Either now or Too Late by ISBN: 9781609948917In this inspiring how-to guide, Terry Hawkins provides exactly what we need- a straightforward way to break free of old habits that hold us back and adopt new ones that move us forward. It's a process Hawkins herself used to rise above poverty, abuse, and serious health problems.
