humanistic psychology
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Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| humanistic psychology canonical | 3 |
| Humanistic psychology | 1 |
| being-psychology | 1 |
| motivational interviewing | 1 |
| third force psychology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: humanistic psychology Context triple: [Viktor Frankl, movement, humanistic psychology]
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Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
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Counseling and Psychotherapy
Counseling and Psychotherapy is a foundational 1942 book by Carl Rogers that introduced his client-centered therapeutic approach and helped transform modern talk therapy.
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evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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Science and Human Behavior
Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: humanistic psychology Target entity description: Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
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A.
Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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B.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
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C.
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Counseling and Psychotherapy is a foundational 1942 book by Carl Rogers that introduced his client-centered therapeutic approach and helped transform modern talk therapy.
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D.
evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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E.
Science and Human Behavior
Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanistic approach
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psychological perspective ⓘ school of psychology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
humanistic psychology
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surface form:
third force psychology
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| associatedWith |
American Psychological Association
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surface form:
American Psychological Association Division 32
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| contrastsWith |
behaviorism
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psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| critiques |
mechanistic models of behavior
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overreliance on laboratory experiments ⓘ |
| deemphasizes |
determinism
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pathology ⓘ |
| developedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emergedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human potential
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individual free will ⓘ personal meaning ⓘ self-actualization ⓘ subjective experience ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conscious experience
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personal growth ⓘ psychological well-being ⓘ self-development ⓘ |
| influenced |
client-centered therapy
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humanistic education ⓘ humanistic psychotherapy ⓘ organizational development ⓘ Client-Centered Therapy ⓘ
surface form:
person-centered therapy
positive psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abraham Maslow
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Carl Rogers ⓘ Gestalt psychology ⓘ Kurt Goldstein ⓘ Rollo May ⓘ existential philosophy ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
authenticity
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here-and-now experience ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ self-actualization ⓘ self-concept ⓘ unconditional positive regard ⓘ |
| methodologyIncludes |
case studies
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phenomenological methods ⓘ qualitative research ⓘ |
| opposes | reductionism ⓘ |
| stresses |
holistic view of the person
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subjective meaning-making ⓘ |
| viewsHumansAs |
capable of growth
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goal-directed ⓘ inherently good ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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