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Introduction to the Humanistic Approach ==> Each individual is unique ==> What matters is each person's subjective view not objective reality. ==> Reality is defined by the individual's perspective, which is based on their personal unique experiences of life. ==> Each individual strives to maximise their potential (self-actualisation) and should be responsible for their lives (free will). ==> Human nature is inherently good and self-righting History of the Humanistic Approach ==> Humanistic Psychology is derived from the wider principals of humanism. ==> Humanism is a shared belief in human worth and argues that subjectivity is truth (Kierkegaard). ==> Humanism originated in the fourteenth-century writings of Petarch. ==> Humanism is described as 'value systems that emphasise the personal worth of each individual but do not include a belief in God'. The Third Force ==> The psychological humanistic perspective was bought about in the 1950s as a welcomed counterpoint to the other orientations in Psychology (behaviourist and psychoanalysis) ==> What differentiates this theory...

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