humanistic approach
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Humanistic Approach
The humanistic approach encompasses a variety of theories that have often applied other labels to their theoretical perspectives such as existential or phenomenological psychology. Abraham Hasto of the pioneers of the approach has referred to humanistic psychology as a opposing the dominant perspectives of behaviorism and psychoanalysis. While each label and the associated theory convey a slight different meaning collectively, the various theories embody certain common elements, which justify treating them together. These common elements are the assumptions, which define the humanistic approach.
There are 2 assumptions, which are basic to the humanistic approach first, the belief that behavior must be understood in terms of the subjective experience of the individual. The humanists argue of wish to understand behavior, you must understand the person introducing the behavior, including how the person sees the world. This is described as a phenomenological viewpoint. The second major assumption is that behavior is not constrained by either past experience or current circumstances.
Humanists do not see behavior as determined by either immediate situation or past experience while bother types of factors can influence behavior, the crucial element, in the view of humanists is that individual are able to respond bases on their subjective assessment, a situation they can make choices.
The second humanistic assumption is that behavior must be understood in terms of the individual's subjective experience...