Humanistic approach: Main assumptions (OCR A-Level Psychology): Revision Notes

5.5.1 Humanistic approach: Main assumptions

Assumptions:

• Important to study the whole person as we are more than just the sum of our parts (important aspects might get overlooked)
• Humans have free will - free to take control of our lives and behaviour.
• We are all unique and everyone should be treated as an individual.
• Self-actualisation - every human has an innate drive to reach their full potential.
• The scientific method is too objective and behaviour can be viewed subjectively as humans are all unique