Humanist Approach

The name most associated with this approach is...

• Carl Weathers

• Carl Lewis

• Carl Rogers

• Karl Pilkington

True or False? Rogers believed that humans have little to no free will.

• True

• False

The Humanist approach... (tick the 3 that apply)

• is anti-scientific

• rejects the notion of free will

• uses complex theories

• rejects psychiatric diagnosis

• believes that external forces cause psychological problems

Classification and diagnosis are seen as...

• necessary

• useful

• unhelpful

• important for some people

Rogers believed that humans are motivated by...

• needing to be the best they can be

• helping others

• being better than others

• money

Rogers called this motivation...

• the self-worth tendency

• the actualising tendency

• the self-esteem tendency

• the self-analysis tendency

Rogers said we can only do this if the conditions are right. He used the metaphor of a _______ to demonstrate this.

Rogers stressed the importance of "unconditional positive regard". This means having...

• good self-awareness

• a positive mindset

• acceptance, love and affection from others

• good social skills

Someone engaging in Humanist therapy is referred to by the therapist as a...

• Client

• Patient

• Customer

• Friend

The Humanist approach assumes... (tick the 2 correct answers)

• people can be treated with a "one size fits all" treatment

• everyone is individual and unique

• people need to be told what to do

• people are "active agents" in the therapy process