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WorksheetsHumanist Approach
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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 (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
Congruence is...
when the ideal self is not fulfilled
when the perceived self is close to the ideal self
when the perceived self is not accurate
when the ideal self is unrealistic
The self-actualisation hierarchy was designed by (a)
The most basic need in Maslow's hierarchy is...
Love
Self-esteem
Safety
Physiological
Unconditional positive regard is when...
love, praise and acceptance are given freely
a person is happy with who they are
a person has good self-esteem
The Humanist approach uses...
therapist-centered therapy
hypnosis
guided meditation
client-centered therapy
What are two positive points of the Humanist approach?
It is holistic rather than reductionist
It is time- and cost-effective
It is proven to work for everyone
It is a positive approach and sees humans as having free will
What are two criticisms of this approach?
It is expensive
It is proven to not be effective
There may be little real-world application outside of counselling
It uses untestable concepts
Why might this approach be accused of being culturally biased?
It only works if the therapy is in English
Collectivist societies place more importance on society than on individuals
People outside of the Western world don't respond well to counselling
It has been proven not to work in Japan
