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2. * Maslow (1943) developed a hierarchical theory of human
motivation.
* Carl Rogers (1946) publishes Significant aspects of client-
centered therapy (also called person centered therapy).
* In 1957 and 1958, at the invitation of Abraham Maslow and
Clark Moustakas, two meetings were held in Detroit among
psychologists who were interested in founding a professional
association dedicated to a more meaningful, more
humanistic vision.
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3. * In 1962, with the sponsorship of Brandeis University, this
movement was formally launched as the Association for
Humanistic Psychology.
* The first issue of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology
appeared in the Spring of 1961.
* Humanistic Psychology is base on philosophies of
existentialism and humanism
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4.  is a psychological approach that emphasizes the study
of the whole person, and the uniqueness of each
individual.
EXISTENTIALISM
 Emphasized the quest for personal meaning and
determining personal values.
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5. 1. Someone’s present functioning is their most
significant aspect.
2. To be mentally healthy, individuals must take
personal responsibility for their actions.
3. Each person, simply by being, is inherently worthy.
4. The ultimate goal of living is to attain personal
growth and understanding.
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6.  Humanistic theories of personality stress the basic goodness
of human beings and the need to achieve one's full potential.
 Rejected the assumptions of behaviourism and
psychoanalytic approach.
 TWO WELL-KNOWN PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR THEIR HUMANISTIC
THEORIES
- Carl Rogers
- Abraham Maslow
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7.  Has been considered as the Father of
Humanistic Psychology
 an American psychologist who was best
known for creating Maslow's hierarchy
of needs, a theory of self-actualization
 He was a psychology professor
at Brandeis University, Brooklyn
College, New School for Social
Research and Columbia University
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8.  He placed emphasis on choice, creativity, values, self-
realization, all distinctively human qualities, and
believed that meaningfulness and subjectivity were
more important than objectivity.
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9. Deficit need or D-needs
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11.  Physiological needs
- these are the basic needs for survival.
(food, water, oxygen, sex, sleep, removal of body waste)
 Safety and security needs
- employment (financial), family, body, health, resources,
structures.
 Love/belonging needs
 Family, friendship, sexual intimacy
 Esteem needs
- confidence, achievements, respect of/by others
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12.  Lower-esteem
- the need for respect of others, need for status, recognition,
fame, glory, dignity, reputation, attention and even
dominance.
 Higher-esteem
- the need for self-respect, the need for strength,
competence, mastery, confidence, independence, freedom
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13.  Cognitive needs – knowledge and understanding needs
 Aesthetic needs – the needs for beauty, order and symmetry
 Transcendence needs- the needs for helping others
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14.  "Self Actualization is the intrinsic growth of what is already
in the organism, or more accurately, of what the organism
is.“ Abraham Maslow
 The quest for attaining the highest possible level of our
potential.
 Emphasize our inner drive to grow and improve ourselves
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15.  Acceptance and Realism
 Problem-centering
 Openness and spontaneity
 Autonomy and Solitude
 Continued Freshness of Appreciation
 The tendency to have peak experiences that are spiritually or
emotionally satisfying
 Critical thinking
 Social interest
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16. "For any man of good will, there is work to be
done here, effective, virtuous, satisfying work
which can give rich meaning to one's own life
and to others” Abraham Maslow
Reported by:
Maria Cristina d.L Payofelin
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17. http://www.lifecircles-
inc.com/Learningtheories/humanist/maslow.html
http://www.ryerson.ca/~glassman/humanist.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow
http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psych101/p
ersonality/section5.rhtml
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