How did the humanistic psychologists view personality and how our personality changes and grows?
● Humanistic psychology is based on the optimistic view that all of us are striving to improve our personalities and become the best people we can be. It emphasizes freedom and our ability to choose our own directions in life.
● Abraham Maslow constructed a hierarchy of needs to help explain personality and personal growth of psychologically healthy people toward self-actualization.
● Carl Rogers believed that people need unconditional positive regard, as well as a genuine and empathic environment, to overcome obstacles and develop in healthy ways.
● Humanistic psychologists assess personality through questions that reveal an individual’s ideal and actual self-concepts.
