Humanistic Psychology

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This paper explains how humanistic psychology, an approach to psychology focusing on self-realization and actualization, suggests that individuals have an innate tendency to seek out self-fulfillment and meaning in their lives, but the ability to find a meaningful existence can be impacted by the individual's environment. The paper then explores these ideas and how they relate to the author's own insights and individualization. The theories and ideas of several famous proponents of humanistic psychology are discussed as well.

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"Carl Rogers is a leading proponent of humanistic psychology. His ideas and theories represent a principal component of humanistic psychology. Humanistic psychology developed during the 1950 and 1960s within the United States; its focus is client centered or person centered approaches to therapy (Cummins, 1996: 108). Carl Rogers help promote the ideal of self realization which is critical to this theory. Rogers published several books that promoted the idea of growth. Rogers postulated that "the individual has a sufficient capacity to deal constructively with all those aspects of his life which can potentially come into conscious awareness" (Cummins, 1996:108). This ability is derived from internal investigations."

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