Humanistic Theory And Person-Centred Theory

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1.1) INTRODUCTION Humanistic theories emerged in 1950s. We have two types of humanistic theories, the first one is Person-Centred Theory by Carl Rogers which is based on how people see them-selves in relation to their personal experience and the second theory is Self-actualisation by Abraham Maslow which is based on the needs that motivate people. In this paper both theories will be described in detail and also they will be evaluated. 1.2) DISSCUSSION 1.2.1) ROGERS’ PERSON-CENTRED THEORY Self-concept it is the collection of experiences and beliefs about one self, and how these experiences, beliefs interact to form a picture according to individual’s perspective what kind of a person an individual is. This includes physical and mental capabilities, appearance, strengths and weaknesses. (Weiten, 2014). Beliefs that favour motivate us. Self-concept is also the way we see our-selves and how we present our-selves according to our beliefs towards the world and we are aware of this believes. These beliefs and our uniqueness shape our behaviour (Steinberg, 2006). For instance: Tom sees him-self as the great dancer, his ability to dance and his belief of being a great dancer will display a behaviour of a person with high confidence of dancing. Self-concept is mostly based on personal experience and the experience can influence self-concept of an individual. People twist their experience to be the way they desired it to be, i.e. the experience to be favourable or great. What people do causes INCONGRUENCE which is the gap between reality (experience) and self-concept (Wietren, 2014). Incongruence happens mostly when a person had a bad experience and does not admit it. You will find that the way a person sees him-self does not match with the ... ... middle of paper ... ...ised or we just being played by Maslow? Application of Maslow’s theory to my own life • Physiological needs My needs are food, water, sleep and thirst. It is all about taking care of my physical self also playing basketball. • Safety and security Shelter which I feel comfortable in, and also secure • Belongingness and love needs/ social needs I have a need to belong to my family, friends, partner, and share social life together. Communicate with people. • Esteem needs I ensure that I am recognised for my achievement of passing grade 12 and studying at University. • Cognitive needs I study most of my time to gain knowledge, I sometimes watch news to understand what is happening around the world I am living in. • Need for self-actualisation I ensure goals I set I reach them and as I reach them I take my goals on the next step which is higher than the last one.

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