PSYC 4620 1st Edition Lecture 24 Outline of Last Lecture I. Conditions of WorthII. Unconditional Positive RegardIII. Abraham Maslow IV. Hierarchy of NeedsOutline of Current Lecture V. Self-Actualized PeopleVI. Person-Centered TherapyVII. Evaluation of the Humanistic ApproachVIII.Self-DisclosureCurrent LectureSelf-Actualized People- Peakerso Creative, arts, nature- Non-peakerso Save the world through social worko Teacher, doctors, therapistsPsychology of Optimal Experience- Pg. 293o What is an optimal experience?o What are the 8 components of an optimal experience?Application: Person-Centered TherapyPerson-Centered Therapy- Clients change themselveso Client understand themselves way better than therapists understands the cliento Every person is going down the path of becoming a fully functioning persono Sometimes run into snags, therapist helps the person get them back on tracko “Stuck, not sick”These 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.- Therapists provide atmosphere- How?o Proper relationship with the client Thing that helps the client cause change in themselveso The Big Three Empathy- Ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes- Therapist needs empathy Unconditional positive regard Genuinenesso Reflection Reflect back what the client is saying Show him what he’s saying- Necessary/Sufficiento Necessary and sufficient: Rogers, person-centered therapyo Other therapies think necessary but not sufficientJob Satisfaction- How job satisfaction relates to the hierarchy of needsEvaluation of the Humanistic ApproachStrengths- Positive approach- Healthy side of personalityo Positive Psychology Creativity, happiness, well-being- Impact on therapy today- Workplace applications: job satisfaction- Education applications- Widely popular outside psychologyCriticisms- Reliance on free willo Predictiono Rebuttal: Statistical determinism Predicting likelihoodo Free will is difficult to study scientifically, observe, quantifyo We can’t predict a specific behavior based on free will, can identify patterns and predict the overall likelihood of something happening- Poorly defined key conceptso If we can’t define it, we can’t measure it- Therapy limited to certain problemso Problems with adjustment, daily life- Naïve assumptions about human natureo People are basically goodo Each person has a drive to reach some potentialChapter 12: Research Applications of Humanistic PsychologySelf-Disclosure- Humanistic viewpointo Understandingo Awarenesso It is only through self-disclosure that we can really know ourselves- Disclosure reciprocity: social ruleo Match level of self-disclosure with whoever you’re talking too Self-disclose to people we like, people like us when we self-discloseo Studies found children as young as 8 follow- Friendso Willingness to disclose information is related to how easily you can make friends- Romantic patternso Like people who disclose similar pattern in romantic relationshipso Self-disclosure is a strong predictor of relationship satisfaction But not all disclosure makes you more likely to have success Selective
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