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2. UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD
ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE PSICOLOGIA
CURSO
INGLÉS TÉCNICO II
TEMA
Humanistic Psychology.
CLASS N° 03
DOCENTE:
MENDOZA LARICO LUCIA BEATRIZ

3. EPICS
What is it?

4. Objective :
students recognize the meaning of Humanistic
Psychology as well different concepts.
EPICS

5. INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY

6. READING
Humanistic Psychology
Humanistic psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on personal potential. It is
comprehensive branch, incorporating elements of behaviorism, psychoanalysis, and other
areas.
Humanistic Psychologists believe that people are naturally good and have free will. They
argue that individuals can consciously decide to actualize their potential. According to
humanistic Psychology, a person chooses his or her responses to perceptions'. Patients
seek humanistic therapy to help them overcome obstacles and succeed at something.
According to humanistic psychologists, the jey to self-actualization is acceptance.
Patients learn to embrace their strengths. They also learn to recognize their limitations.
These might include a person´s genetics , education, and general cultural environment. The
therapist supports the patients' self-acceptance with unconditional positive regard.
Humanistic Psychologist comes with inherent challenges. It is largely based on an
individual’s unique perception of reality. That makes comparative, objective study very
difficult.

7. Get ready!
1.- Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1. What is the goal of humanistic Psychology?
The goal of humanistic psychology is to help people become self-actualized
and reach their fullest potential. It Emphasizes the roles of individuals in
determining the course of their own lives.
Humanistic psychologists believe that people have free will, because of this,
people can make choices that help them succeed at self-actualizing.
According to this branch of psychology, once people achieve self-
actualization, they will reach the final level of psychological fulfillment.

8. • 2. What are some criticims of humanistic Psychology?
Humanistic psychology has many strengths, but there are also a
number of valid criticisms against it. For one, the branch of
psychology is very subjective. It cannot be viewed objectively
because it is dependent on an individual person’s experiences.
In other words, it relies heavily on personal beliefs about what a
person’s true potential is. Another criticism of humanistic
psychology is that its observations are unverifiable. For instance,
it is impossible to objectively measure or determine how self-
actualized a person is.

9. Do you know these words ?

10. Reading
Read the textbook chapter. Then mark the following statements
as true (T) or false (F).
1 ___ According to humanistic psychologist genetics is a major cause of behavior.
2 ___ Humanistic psychologists encourage patients to ignore their limitations.
3 ___ Humanistic psychologist is especially challenging to study objectively.
F
F
T

11. A. a person’s ability to control his or her actions without
influence.
B. The process of reaching a person’s highest level of
development.
C. An ability that is possible but not yet developed.
D. Complete or including many details.
1 __ free will 2__ potential 3__ Comprehensive 4__ self-actualization
Vocabulary
Match the words (1-4) with the definitions (A-D)
A D B
C

12. Read the sentence pair. Choose the words best.
1. actualize / succeed
A. The man spent many years trying to _________his dream.
B. The business needs more money. It is going to _________
succeed
actualize
Reality
strength
2. Strength / reality
A. Each person sees the world through a unique perception of ________
B. The patient´s greatest__________was her ability to solve problems.
3. Unconditional positive regard/limitations
A. Even though he has physical ___________ the man wants to compete in the race.
B. Some psychologist demostrate __________to make their patient feel more
accepted.
limitations
upr

13. 1 What is the conversation mostly about?
A. An overview of a particular treatment method
B. The woman’s diagnosis of the man’s condition.
C. A disagreement about the direction of the man’s. therapy.
D. A comparison of humanistic psychology and other
branches.
Listen to a conversation between a psychologist and patient. Choose the correct answers
Choose the correct answers.
2 According to the woman, what determines potential?
A. a person´s strengths.
B. Unconditional positive regard.
C. The acceptance of free will.
D. The ability to overcome limitations.

14. Listen again and complete the conversation
Psych : Before we . _______-
____ ________ do you have
any questions?
Patient: actually, I do
2._____ ______you practice
humanistic psychology.
What is that, exactly?
Psych: Well, it’s a branch of
psychology that promotes 3
_______
Patient : I’m afraid that.
4_______ what means.
What Is self-actualization?
Psych: I believe you have the
power to shape your reality . You
can 5__________ succeed?
Patient: So basically, it’ll help me
become who 6 ________
I understand
I want to be
Self-actualization
Start your therapy
I have no idea
Make yourself

15. With a partner, act out the roles below based in the conversation.
Then, swith roles
Speaking

16. Homework
• Students should form groups of 5 people and develop a mind map of
humanistic psychology
• oral presentation and must use the camera to present homework.

17. EPICS
1.Why do patients seek humanistic therapy?
2.What does humanistic psychology explore?