1. Phenomenological Perspective Humanistic/Existential

2. Basic principles Subjective experience Subjective experience Personality: process not product Personality: process not product Here and Now focus (ongoing experiencing) Here and Now focus (ongoing experiencing) Free Will and Responsibilty vs. Determinism Free Will and Responsibilty vs. Determinism Search for meaning (Frankel) Search for meaning (Frankel)

3. Fundamental Constructs The Self The Self Personal Constructs Personal Constructs Self-actualization Self-actualization

4. Prior influences Allport: individual uniqueness, present, the self Allport: individual uniqueness, present, the self Lewin: “lifespace”, present, fluid reality Lewin: “lifespace”, present, fluid reality behavior = f (Person X Environment)

5. Rogers The Self The Self Human nature is innately positive Human nature is innately positive OVP (actualizing tendency) OVP (actualizing tendency) Necesssary conditions: Necesssary conditions: Acceptance, Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard Conditions of worth (Incongruence) Conditions of worth (Incongruence)

6. Maslow Heirarchy of Needs Heirarchy of Needs Self-actualization Self-actualization

7. Heirarchy of Needs

8. Kelly Personal Constructs Personal Constructs constructive alternativism constructive alternativism convenience convenience

9. Assessment Q-Sort Q-Sort Semantic Differential Semantic Differential REP Test REP Test

10. Positive Psychology emphasis on strength and resilience emphasis on strength and resilience striving for happiness striving for happiness

11. Contributions and Limitations focus on subjective experience focus on subjective experience focus on free will & responsibility focus on free will & responsibility focus on present (be here now) focus on present (be here now) focus on whole & healthy person (positive) focus on whole & healthy person (positive) difficult to operationalize difficult to operationalize what about pathology and even “evil” what about pathology and even “evil” neglect of history and past neglect of history and past bias of self-deception bias of self-deception