Background

• In 1950, Humanistic psychology gave rise after Behaviorism

and psychoanalysis.
• Humanistic psychology was popularised during the 1950s
and 1960s following WWII and the cold war.
• During this time period, psychologists were seeking a more
optimistic approach in response to the stresses that came
with war.
• Humanism was largely influenced by early Greek
phillosophers, as well as Europeans of the Renaissance era,
who believed that human beings were unique.
 DEFINITION

• Humanism claims that people have the ability to shape their own
destiny, and this is not driven by bioligical, instinctive influences.
• An approach in study, philosophy, or practice that focuses on human
values and concerns.
• A system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on
humans and their values, capacities, and worth.
• The approach assumes that every person is unique and psychology
should focus on the subjective feelings, thoughts of the person and
freedom.
• The focus is on each individual, not whole populations. Learning is
student-centered, personal act.
 Students will learn best
what they want and
need to know

Students learn
best in a non- Feelings are as
threatening important as facts
environment
HUMANISM
PRINCIPLES

Knowing how to
Self-evaluation is
learn is more
the only meaningful
important than
evaluation of a
acquiring a lot of
student's work
knowledge
 OBJECTIVES

 promote positive self-direction and independence,

 an interest in the arts,
 curiosity,
 develop creativity,
 develop the ability to take responsibility for what is learned.
 Learning Methods

Cooperative Collaborative
Teachers as facilitators Teachers as participants

It is connected to the social

The methodology of choice
constructionist's view that
for foundational knowledge
knowledge is a social construct

Goal: to work together in

harmony and mutual support Goal: to develop autonomous,
to find the solution articulate, thinking people

More appropriate for college

More appropriate for children students
 TECHNIQUES

 round table,
 pairs check,
 inside-outside circle,
 paraphrase passport,
 think-pair-share,
 interview,
 talking chips.
Teachers’ Roles

Teacher serves more as a facilitator encouraging the student to learn and

discover for themselves. He efforts to develope a childs’ self-esteem. Teachers are
urged to trust children and let or help them grow.

Students’ Roles

Learning on a first hand basis how to find the answer and being accountable for
the discovery of their own solutions. It would be important for children to feel good
about themselves. The learners need to have control over the learning process. Self
learning is emphasized.
ABRAHAM MASLOW

• (1908 - 1970)
• An American psychologist.
• He is considered to be the founder of humanistic psychology.
• He developed the Hierarchy of Needs theory that remains valid today for
understanding human motivation, management training, and personal
development.

‘’Human nature is basically good, not evil.Normal human development

involves the actualization of this inherent goodness.’’
 MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

These include the most basic needs that are vital to

survival, such as water, air (oxygen), food, and
sleep/rest.

PHYSIOLOGICAL OR SURVIVAL NEEDS

It includes a desire for steady employment, health care,
safe neighborhoods, and shelter from the environment.

SAFETY NEEDS

PHYSIOLOGICAL OR SURVIVAL NEEDS

It involves emotionally-based relationships in general,
such as friendship, intimacy, acceptance.

LOVE, AFFECTION, AND

BELONGINGNESS NEEDS

SAFETY NEEDS

PHYSIOLOGICAL OR SURVIVAL NEEDS

It includes the need for things that reflect on self-
esteem, personal worth, social recognition, and
accomplishment.

ESTEEM NEEDS

LOVE, AFFECTION, AND

BELONGINGNESS NEEDS

SAFETY NEEDS

PHYSIOLOGICAL OR SURVIVAL NEEDS

 NEED
FOR

SELF-
ACTUALIZATION

It is the instinctual need of humans to make the

most of their abilities and to strive to be the best
they can.
 Maslow’s
Definition of a Self-actualized Person

 has no mental illness,

 satisfied in basic needs,
 fully exploited talents,
 motivated by values.
 Some Characteristics of Self-actualizing persons

 increased autonomy and resistance to conformity,

 higher frequency of peak experiences,
 increased identification with the human species,
 improved interpersonal experiences,
 more democratic character structure,
 high levels of creativity,
 superior perception of reality,
 increased acceptance of self, of others, and of nature,
 increased spontaneity,
 greater freshness of appreciation and richness of emotional reaction.
CARL ROGERS

• (1902 – 1987)
• He was an influential American psychologist.
• He is among the founders of the Humanistic Approach.

‘’ We need genuineness, acceptance and empathy for

us to grow.’’
 Carl Rogers’s Person-Centered Perspective

• Being open with your own feelings.

Genuineness • Being transparent and self-disclosing.

• Accepting yourself or others completely

Acceptance regardless of circumstances.

• Listening, sharing, understanding and mirroring

Empathy feelings and reflecting their meanings.
 Self-Concept

• All of thoughts and feelings about ourselves. WHO AM I?

• Both Rogers and Maslow believed that your self-concept is at the center of your
personality.
• If our self concept is positive; we tend to act and perceive the world positively.
• If our self-concept is negative; we fall short of our ‘’ideal self’’ and feel dissatisfied
and unhappy.
• Two primary sources that influence our self-concept are childhood experiences and
evaluation by others.
 The self-concept includes three
components

Ideal self: The person

Self image: How we see who we would like to be. It
Self worth: What we ourselves. It includes the includes our goals and
think about ourselves. influence of our body ambitions.
image on inner personality.
 A person with low self-worth A person with high self-worth

He avoids challenges in life, S/he has confidence and positive

doesn’t accept that life can be feelings about him or herself, faces
painful and unhappy at times, and challenges in life, accepts failures
will be defensive and guarded by and unhappiness at times, and is
other people. open with people.
 Open to
experience

Fulfilled life Five Existential living

characteristics
of the fully
functioning
person

Creativity Trust feelings