Humanistic school of thoughts in psychology
The basic idea behind the humanistic approach is that the other approaches are to focus on the negative side of psychology such as if you look at the psychodynamics approach it's all just doing negative thinking or a pressed thoughts. They called it the sick half of psychology which focuses on mental health problems. Influencial period: 1950s-present Contributors: Carl Rogers Abraham Maslow Subject matter: Unique aspects of human experience Basic premise: Humans are free, rational beings with the potential for personal growth and they are fundamentally different from others. Explanation: Humanistic approach wanted to take a different view . So it's quite a positive approach. It's known as ...