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Essay Instructions: Humanistic Psychology

Learning in Humanistic Psychology is demonstrated by the student?s knowledge of the psychological issues related to the development of human wholeness, identity, values, fulfillment, and creativity.

Write an analysis of one?s own life with regard to the search for three or more of the above issues.

Demonstrate the understanding of theories of several humanistic psychologists from at least three of these people; (Maslow, Rogers, Buhler, May, Erikson, Fromm, Frankl).

Students seeking credit in Humanistic Psychology will write an essay in which they critically evaluate:

1. The theories of several humanistic psychologists;

2. A significantly long period of their own life in terms of one of the humanistic theorist?s interpretations; (I?m a 27 year old male and have had a good life. I have loving parents, an 18 year old brother, no kids, not married.)

3. How one has personally developed toward any of the previously mentioned issues: wholeness, identity, meaning, fulfillment and an incorporation of the ideas of the humanistic psychologist or psychologists who have worked with this issue.

For example:

Self-actualization and Abraham Maslow
Identity and Eric Erickson
Wholeness and Charlotte Buhler
Self-realization and Carl Rogers
Individuation and Carl Jung
The search for meaning and Viktor Frankl

Essay Instructions: History, Assignment 2
Option #3: Clinical Focused Option
Write a paper focusing on the history and development of a particular approach to clinical psychology. Focus particularly on the applications. (Hint: This is a short assignment, so do not choose something too broad, like "humanistic psychology," as this would be difficult to cover in 6-8 pages. You may focus more specifically, for example, on Rogerian therapy, Bugental's approach to existential-humanistic psychology, EMDR, etc.).

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Essay Instructions: Please use only my resources.
Please cite short sentences if you need; from resources and clearly add, name, year, and page number.
APA references and format.
The requirement is below, please read carefully and following requirement. Thank you

Unit 3 Existential, Humanistic, and Transpersonal Perspectives
In this unit you will explore and become conversant with the emergence of the “third force” of existential-humanistic psychology and the “fourth force” of transpersonal psychology. The existential-humanistic movement in modern psychology arose in the 1960’s as a response to the reductionistic, mechanistic, and part-function centered perspectives of scientific psychology, behaviorism, and psychoanalysis (Bugental, J. 1965). James Bugental, one of the most articulate pioneers of this perspective, delineated the basic postulates of a human-centered Third Force, existentially-grounded psychology: the human person exceeds the sum of his/her parts; human nature is always expressed in the context of relationship; and awareness, choice, and intention are essential to human beings. The characteristics of the humanistic orientation in psychology, according to Bugental are: Humanistic psychology cares about man; Humanistic psychology values meaning more than procedure; Humanistic psychology looks for human rather than nonhuman validation; Humanistic psychology accepts the relativism of all knowledge; Humanistic psychology relies heavily upon the phenomenological orientation.; Humanistic psychology does not deny the contributions of other views but tries to supplement them and give them a setting within a broader conception of human experience. (Bugental J. F.T, (1965). The search for authenticity. NY: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.
The Fourth Force of Transpersonal Psychology came out of a growing sense of limitation in the Humanistic perspective by its proponents, especially Abraham Maslow and Anthony Sutich. Transpersonal psychology’s distinguishing characteristic is the focus on “extreme health and well-being, including optimum psychological health and well-being, altered states of consciousness, peak experience, self-realization, and meditation...drawing on the Eastern and Western perspectives.” (Walsh, R., and Vaughan, F., in Boorstein, S. (ed.) (1980). Transpersonal psychotherapy. Palo Alto: Science and Behavior Books.
Assignment,
Humanistic, Transpersonal, and Existential (HTE) Psychology provide many important critiques of mainstream psychology. In this paper, draw upon what you find the most convincing HTE critiques of mainstream psychology to write a position paper critiquing one or more aspects of mainstream psychology. Write a 8-page position paper in which you defend your position. You must reference a minimum of three required articles for this course on humanistic, transpersonal, and existential psychology. You may also reference scholarly articles beyond this course if you desire. Although a position paper, please be sure to maintain a scholarly tone in your paper and be sure to write this paper in a scholarly tone (i.e., journal articles would be a good model for appropriate tone) and in APA style.

Bugental, J. F. T. (1963).Humanistic psychology: A new breakthrough.American Psychologist, 18, 563-567. (Located in the PsycInfo Database)
deCarvalho, R. (1990). A history of the third force in psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 30 (4), 22-44. (Located in the Sage Journals Online)
Leitner, L. M., & Phillips, S. N. (2003). The immovable object versus the irresistible force: Problems and opportunities for humanistic psychology.Journal of Humanistic Psychology 43, 156-173. (Located in the Sage Journals Online)
Lukoff, D., Lu, F., & Turner, R. (1998). From spiritual emergency to spiritual problem: The transpersonal roots of the new DSM-IV category.Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 38, 21-50. (Located in the Sage Journals Online)
Maslow, A. (1969). The farther reaches of human nature. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 1 (1), 1-9. (Located in the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology Database)
Schneider, K.J.(1998).Toward a science of the heart: Romanticism and the revival of psychology. American Psychologist, 53, 277??"289. (Located in the PsycInfo Database)












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Essay Instructions: The term paper will consist of a critical evaluation of Humanistic Psychology. Please address the development, historical significance, and impact that this school has on the field of psychology. Critically evaluate, with examples, some of the strengths and weaknesses found in that particular school. Where do you think the future of this school lies? Why?
Term paper should be a 12 page paper, written in APA format. There should be 13 references for the paper. The paper should include: a title page, abstract, an introductory paragraph followed by a complete discussion of the topic, a paragraph or two summarizing the paper and addressing the implications, and a reference section.