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Karen J. Prager, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Professor of Psychology and Program Head for Gender Studies Diplomate in Family Psychology The University of Texas at Dallas |
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Humanistic Approach: Research Why haven’t humanistic psychologists been much devoted to research?
What is the result of the lack of research on humanistic ideas of personality?
What about our principle theorists Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow: did they conduct research? What type? Topics: Self-disclosure Whose theorizing focused psychologists on the potential importance of self-disclosure? Carl Rogers! In what contexts did he believe it would be especially helpful? What reasoning did he use to explain why he thought self-disclosure was beneficial?
How did Sidney Jourard.develop Rogers’ ideas? (You will need your class notes to help you answer this). How does research on trauma, stress, and self-disclosure support or not Jourard’s ideas? (P. 350). Why might disclosing to a therapist be more beneficial than disclosing on paper or into a tape recorder?
What does loneliness have to do with self-disclosure? Is one related to the other?
Loneliness How does the humanistic/existential focus on the search for meaning & purpose lead to a concern for human loneliness? What is the relationship between loneliness & concealing one’s "true self?" Related question: How do alienation & loneliness go together? How did encounter groups propose to address the problem of loneliness? Definition of loneliness: when the quantity, or more often, the quality of a person’s social/interpersonal contacts is less than what that person desires.
There are 2 types of loneliness: social loneliness: disconnected from group/community; Intimacy loneliness: disconnected from intimate contact Is humanistic theory more concerned with loneliness as a universal human phenomenon or as an individual difference variable? How might trait theory address it differently? Temporary loneliness is usually caused by: When loneliness is a trait, this means 2 things that contribute to individual differences (or loneliness as a trait) are: 1. 2.
Social skills involve knowing what is socially appropriate in different situations. Why is this important for self-disclosure? When would reciprocity be an appropriate response to self-disclosure? When would it not be? What kind of self-disclosure do college student research participants believe is most appropriate with a new acquaintance? Does this standard vary as a function of the discloser’s gender? In what way? What is the relationship between loneliness and solitude? Are lonely people also solitary people? Do they abhor solitude more than most people? What kind of solitude do mentally well-adjusted adolescents seek out, if any? Self-esteem Self-esteem is the evaluation of the self-concept. In what ways do you judge yourself as worthy or unworthy, acceptable or unacceptable? How does self-esteem ordinarily vary as a function of domain? Research indicates that people lower in self-esteem respond differently to critical feedback than those higher in self-esteem. The main differences are: 1. How they feel, which is: 2. How they respond when given a chance to try again, which is: 3. How might thinking processes affect reactions to criticisms of people with lower self-esteem? What do people with high self-esteem do that seems to help? Research also indicates that self-esteem stability is important to mental health. People with unstable self-esteem experience: A study (Kernis, et al. 1998) found that people with unstable self-esteem were more vulnerable to if they were faced with too many daily pressures, problems, or hassles. How might sources of self-esteem vary from one culture to the next? |