PSYC 4620 1st Edition Lecture 23 Outline of Last Lecture I. Roots of Humanistic PsychologyII. Key Elements of Humanistic PsychologyIII. Carl RogersIV. Anxiety and DefenseOutline of Current Lecture V. Conditions of WorthVI. Unconditional Positive RegardVII. Abraham Maslow VIII. Hierarchy of NeedsCurrent LectureAnxiety and Defense- Subceptiono Distortion and denial: defenses that keep the threatening information from coming into our conscious awarenesso Distortion: Say something hurtful and then say that the person is making a big deal about it, it wasn’t that bado Denial: “I didn’t say anything very mean”Conditions of Worth- Why is it tough to incorporate info?o Conditional positive regard Conditions of worth imposed onto us Most of us grew up in an atmosphere of conditional positive regardo Condition of worth You get love and support from your parents as long as you’re doing what they expect When parents disapprove, they can withhold admirationo Positive regard from parents is conditional upon the behavioro Kids learn to accept only the parts of themselves that parents deem appropriate Deny and distort the things parents don’t like about themThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Less aware of who they areUnconditional Positive Regard- Carl Rogers said parents should give it- Accepted and loved no matter whato Parents disapprove of behavior but still love and accept child- Incorporate faults and weaknesses- Fully experience life- Adult relationshipso “I’m okay, this person accepts me even though I am not perfect”o Friendshipso Romantic relationshipo TherapyAbraham Maslow- Happy healthy side of personality- Motivation and hierarchy of needs- Two types of motives:o Deficiency motives Lack of something Hunger, thirst, missing something I needo Growth needs Expression Satisfied by expressing I’ve got feelings I need to express Unselfish giving of love, reaching unique potentialMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs- Physiological needso Food, water, shelter, air- Safety Needs- Belongingness and Love Needso D-love Love that is based on a deficiency Satisfy the love that is missing for us Selfish; about taking love, not giving love Need d-love before you can b-love (have love before give it)o B-love Growth need Need to give love; unselfish- Esteem Needso 2 kinds A need to perceive yourself as competent and achieving Need for admiration and respect- Need for Self-Actualizationo Satisfy whenever we identify our true self and reach full potentialMisconceptions about the Hierarchy- Myth: It’s simpleo Fact: It’s an oversimplification- Myth: Lower needs 100% before higher needso Fact: All 5 levels at once, doesn’t last longo Maslow: 85% phys, 70% safety, 50% B/L, 40% esteem, 10% SAo At any given moment, our behavior is influenced from all 5 needs- Myth: It’s the same for everyoneo Fact: universal but means are different- Myth: Behavior= motivated by one single needo Fact: Most of our behavior are motivated by multiple needs at onceSelf-Actualized People- Accept themselves for who and what they are- Less restricted by societal and cultural norms- Tend to be more creative- Relatively few friendships, but friendships they do have are deep and meaningful- Tend to have peak
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