Humanist Perspective of Personality

According to the article “Self-Concept,” those who do not have self-worth also tend to have high self-esteem.

• True

• False

The optimistic view of human nature held by supporters of the humanistic perspective led to more positive views of human nature throughout the field of psychology.

• True

• False

Evidence supporting the humanistic perspective is easily measured.

• True

• False

A caregiver’s love, affection, and acceptance are considered conditional if they’re given only when the child is well-behaved or meets set expectations.

• True

• False

A caregiver’s love, affection, and acceptance are conditional if they’re given regardless of the child’s behavior or expectations the child has met.

• True

• False

When acceptance and love are given to another only when certain expectations or standards are met, __________ is being demonstrated.

• unconditional positive regard

• conditional positive regard

• unconditional recognized value

• conditional recognized value

According to Carl Rogers, anxiety stems from incongruence, where one experiences differences between self-perceptions and reality.

• True

• False

Formation of the humanistic perspective resulted because the psychodynamic and behavioral perspectives received positive support within the field of psychology.

• True

• False

Maslow associated some traits, such as dependency, unfriendliness, and a lack of appreciation for the world around oneself, with self-actualizing persons.

• True

• False

Incongruence is a disparity between what is personally experienced and one’s __________.

• view of others

• internal drives

• self-perception

• unconscious urges