PSY 405 Week 3 Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Worksheet

PSY 405 Week 3 Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Worksheet

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Worksheet. Please follow the tips by the professor listed below. Use the course textbook to find the answers: Feist, J., Feist, G. J., & Roberts, T.-A. (2013). Theories of personality (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Hi Everyone,

Here are a couple of tips about this worksheet. It isn't as hard or easy as you might think. Not hard because all the answers are in the textbook. You don't need to find any other sources. Not as easy, because you have to really read the textbook to find all the answers. I would like to see citations for your short answers, but not the fill in the blank or matching questions and no, there isn't a word count requirement for those short answers. Also, you may use bullet points for those short answers.

Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Worksheet

Fill-in the Blank (1 Point)

1.      Abraham Maslow proposed the _________________ theory of personality.

2.      According to Maslow,dd self-fulfillment and realization of one’s full potential are examples of _____ ___________ needs.

3.      Maslow’s hierarchy of needs proposes that ____________ needs must be satisfied before ____________ needs will become motivators for behavior.

4.      The belief that matter evolves from simpler to more complex forms is ____________________.

5.      The ___________, according to Rogers, is one’s view of self as one wishes to be.

6.      Carl Rogers believed that conditions of worth, incongruence, defensiveness, and disorganization are all considered  ___________________________.

7.      Rogers believed that __________________________, _______________________, and _________________ are necessary elements of psychotherapy.

8.      _______________ is the structure that gives meaning to experience and allows people to make decisions about the future.

9.      May proposed that ___________________ is the freedom of action, whereas __________________ is the freedom of being.

10.  The basic concepts of existential theory are _______________ and ___________________.

Matching (1 Point)

In column A put the letter that matches the theorist from column C with the theoretical component in column B.

A

B

C

Theoretical component

Theorist

1. Unconditional positive regard

A. Abraham Maslow

2. Eros

B. Carl Rogers

3. Love and belongingness needs

C. Rollo May

4. The self-concept

5. Guilt

6. Levels of awareness

7. Self-actualization

8. Neurotic anxiety

Short-Answer (3 points)

1.      According to Maslow, what are the characteristics of self-actualizing people? Why are these characteristics important?

2.      What are the strengths of the humanistic theories in regard to their explanation of personality?

3.      What are the limitations of the humanistic theories in regard to their explanation of personality?

4.      What are the strengths and limitations of May’s existential theory in regard to their explanation of personality?