Psychology Personality Assignment 2022

Running head: PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
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Introduction
Humanistic psychologists aim to see people’s lives as those individuals would see them.
Some of the psychologists disliked psychodynamic and behaviorist explanations and thus gave
rise to humanistic theories (Hansen, Speciale & Lemberger, 2014). The main purpose is to focus
on the ability of an individual to think consciously and rationally for controlling the biological
urges to meet their full potential.
In the light of humanistic approaches to personality, this paper will compare the person
centered theory with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the way how the growth needs influences the
personality and the main components of the Person centered theory that leads to personality
development.
Compare person-centered theory with Maslow's hierarchy of needs
The humanistic theories emerged in the year 1950. Two type of humanistic theories are
there- the first one is the person centered theory by Carl rogers, that is based on how people
perceives themselves in relation the personal experiences.
Both Maslow and Rogers believed that human beings requires certain conditions to be in
place before they can reach the full potential and have experienced a fulfill life. According to
Carl Rogers, therapies given to the clients has to be simper (Taormina & Gao, 2013). His
viewpoints differed sharply from the behavioral approaches and psychodynamic approaches that
suggested it will be beneficial for the clients or the consumers if the clients are encouraged to
focus on the current individual rather than focusing of some unconscious motive or other’s
understanding about a particular situation. Roger have put forward some ideas of how a therapist

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should be, to improve the condition of the patient. They should be warm, understanding and
honest. According to him, theories should be o implemented to practice. Roger developed his
theories based on his work with clients who are troubled and have claimed, that individuals
possess a remarkable capacity for self-healing and the personal growth leads to self-actualization
(Dweck, 2013).
Growth needs influence personality formation
As per the theory of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, personality of a person develops with
the fulfillment of the basic needs of a person, by the choices that is made by an individual. The
environment can also impact the development of a person and if the needs of a person are not
met. More theoretically, the theory is made on the basis of premise that individuals are born with
specific needs and these needs are have to be fulfilled in order to grow the personality. The first
level of our needs includes the physiological needs for the survival (Waterman, 2013). Without
food, shelter, water and oxygen, a person will not be able to survive. And a person needs to
survive for later development of his personality or the behavior. People who are below the
poverty line are sometimes stuck in fulfilling these basic needs that they do not get the scope to
polish their personality (Ewen & Ewen, 2014). As per the second level of hierarchy of needs,
people fulfill these needs by the seeking out safety by interacting with other people and striving
for a world that will protect them and will keep them free from harm (Cooper, 2013). If these
needs are not met, it becomes very tough to think about the higher level of needs and if a person
remains at that level and does not continue to grow to develop their personality for becoming
their true authentic self. When an individual attains their full potential or finally achieved self-
actualization were said to represent an optimal psychological functioning and health.