JOURNAL ENTRY What DID you want to be when you grow up? (When you were little) What DO you want to be when you grow up? Is there a change? Explain why or why not HUMANISTIC PERSONALITY THEORY WHAT IS IT? EXAMPLE: Lifes goal is to become the best you can be! : biological push to fulfill ones potential Carl Rogers and Humanism Often, we form images of ourselves AND we strive to live up to those images we strive to live up to those images If you view yourself as _____________ You will strive to become _____________ SOMETIMES DOESNT QUITE WORK OUT The Fully Functional Person A person whose self view is closely matched with his/her inborn abilities They are open to experience & decisive in their judgments. The experience of being treated with love and acceptance, regardless of behavior or attitude. I will have a greater chance of becoming fully functional! Acceptance and love that are dependant upon behavior Most parents & adults do this to children!!! Have you ever treated Have you ever treated someone this way? someone this way? ABRAHAM MASLOWS Basic Needs _____________________________________ More Advanced Needs