Summarize Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's humanistic theories of personality. How are they similar? How are they different?
What will be an ideal response?
* Maslow developed a hierarchy of deficiency needs he believed exerted a powerful control over behavior.
* Maslow believed that as our basic needs are met, we strive to reach greater understanding of ourselves and our surroundings, which is exhibited in self-actualization.
* Rogers emphasized the self-concept as our perception of our own abilities, behaviors, and characteristics.
* Rogers believed we should think of the self as having two sides; the real self and the ideal self; maladjustment occurs when there is a discrepancy between them.
* Rogers and Maslow both shared the belief that people are basically good and attempt to reach personal fulfillment.
* Rogers and Maslow differed in that Rogers tended to base his ideas on "average" people, whereas Maslow derived his conclusions on self-actualization from an elite few; Maslow's theory tends to focus on needs, whereas Rogers' focuses on how one views oneself.
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