Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories
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How do humanistic and existential personality theories differ, both theoretically and instrumentally?
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A comparison between humanistic and existential personality theories. Includes an explanation of how humanistic personality theorists such as Carl Rogers and existential personality theorists such as Jean-Paul Sartre differ in their therapy focuses.
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Humanistic psychology focuses on self-actualization and human nature. Motivation is key in humanistic theory such as in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Psychologist such as Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are instrumental in developing personality theory and how basic needs must be met before a person can be motivated to move to the next level of satisfaction and self-fulfillment. ...
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