Humanistic Perspective vs. Behavioral Perspective| The Face-off

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 Here is the real video it wouldn't embed for some reason, although the link above is almost the same 

Above is an interesting video I found while doing this project it really gave interesting insights on the differences of the two perspectives. Since I already discussed the behavioral approach extensively on a previous post I would not discuss is it much here and instead I would focus on the the Humanistic Perspective and the difference between the two.

Generally, I think the biggest difference between the two is that the other shows freedom while the other exhibits determinism. Behavioral approach shows determinism among the two, it is a perspective that mainly says that people can be shaped an molded into bahaving a certain way. Humanistic approach on the other hand states that we are the captain of our own ship and that we are capable of choosing our own destiny. 

Another difference is the empirical nature of the Behavioral Perspective. Unlike the humanistic approach which is weak in empirical data the beahvioral perspective is more scietifically proven. This is actually one of the criticisms of the humanistic approach. 

Humanistic Approach

The Humanistic Perspective is a perspective that focuses on four main things: the here and now, personal growth, personal responsibility, and phenomenology of the individual (Burger, 2011). Basically this means that this approach is geared towards self actualization, the present and the self. 

Humanistic Perspective is another approach aside from the cognitive perspective that I can relate to. I also believe that we are capable of making our own path and we are the ones who are most capable of stirring the wheel that God gave us. Unlike most of the other perspectives it is really refreshing how the humanistic approach sees life this way since the other perspectives attribute our personality to preexisting or uncontrollable reasons. 

Since you are human and wants to know the causes (woah! Philo 1 nostalgia) here is a more detailed discussion of this perspective. 

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Below is a video that highlights a popular theory in the humanistic perspective, the Hierarchy of Needs.

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Solitude

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Solitude is often viewed in a bad light, people who like spending time o their own are often seen as either introverted or socially anxious but that is not that case at all time, according to the humanistic perspective it may be because of a positive reason (Burger, 2011). Time spent alone is viewed as a reflection or reason for personal growth (Burger, 2011).

During the period when we were studying this perspective we were asked to do an activity called "Date with the Self". As the name suggests the activity required us to an activity usually done with others on our own. This experience only heightened my want for solitude at certain times to just reflect and get to know myself more. Yes, I do a lot of activities by myself a lot but this is the first time that I had to reflect on its effects this, I think, made me more aware of the good effects of being on my own sometimes. The activity also made me want to explore different thing on my own like travelling by myself or studying in a foreign country.

Reference(s):  Burger, J. M. (2011). Personality (8th ed.). Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Pub. Co.