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Chapter 11: Humanistic Approach
Roots of Humanistic Psychology
Key elements of humanistic approach
Personal responsibility
Here and now
Phenomenology of the individual
Personal growth
Carl Rogers
Fully functioning person
Anxiety and defense
Conditions of worth and unconditional positive regard
Abraham Maslow
Motivation and hierarchy of needs
Misconceptions about maslow’s need hierarchy
Study of psychologically healthy people
Psychology of optimal experience
Optimal experience
Optimal experience and happiness in every day activities
Application: person centered therapy
Strengths/criticisms of humanistic approach
Chapter 12: Humanistic approach: relevant research
Self disclosure
Disclosure reciprocity
Self disclosure among friends and romantic partners
Disclosure in men vs women
Disclosing traumatic experience
Loneliness
Defining and measuring loneliness
Causes of loneliness
Self-esteem
Self-esteem and reaction to failure
Solitude
Time alone
Individual differences in preference for solitude
Chapter 9: The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment
three temperament dimensions
behavior pattern that temperament researchers find most important.
three basic patterns of behavior in school children derived from nine temperamental
differences.
impact of temperament on how well a child performs in school
the Goodness of Fit
Ch 10 The Biological Approach: Relevant Research
gender roles and the nature of romantic relationships.
parental investment and the different ideas men and women have about it.
the basis of mate selection for males & different evolutionary motives men and women
have in choosing a mate.
what men look for in women and what women look for in men and the research that
supports the evolutionary basis of mate selection
conclusions that can be drawn about gender differences in mate selection.