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Cultural Values in Humanistic Psychology
Every discipline embraces particular values that reflect on the science or discipline itself, but that also reflect on the cultural context in which the discipline or science is primarily conducted. The full court press of positivism brought an objective, values-free paradigm to the forefront of research (Glazner & Hill, 2013). The field of psychology is engaged in a debate about the possibility of bringing positive psychology and humanistic psychology together, in what would invariably be considered a renewal of humanism. But certain conditions are requisite for this reattachment of the disciplines -- most notably, multiculturalism. "The renewal of humanism is integral to multicultural practice, and multicultural practice is integral to the renewal of humanism" (Schneider & Langle, 2012, p. 481). It is difficult to imagine a therapeutic relationship that is not sensitive to multicultural differences. Indeed, it is reasonable to say that, "humanistic practice principles are a pivotal (and needed) dimension of therapeutic intervention" (Schneider & Langle, 2012).
Humanistic psychology is decidedly liberal and left leaning. As a liberating psychology, humanistic psychology is "inherently incompatible with right-wing ideologies that...
280). One line of thinking about humanistic psychology is that it is a fundamental threat to people who are "committed to conservative ideologies" (Elkins, 2009, p. 280).
The tenants of humanistic psychology are laudable: centering on change and growth and a belief in the dignity and worth of all human beings. In as much as this suggests a positive middle ground that both liberal and conservative factions support, the liberal approach taken by humanism asserts that paternalistic, constraining ideologies are fundamentally wrong. Mainstream psychologists tend to consider humanistic psychology as a movement that is centered on a cult of narcissism (Elkins, 2009, p. 268).
[E]xistential-humanistic psychology aspires to apprehend not just our relationship to our physical bodies, outward behaviors, and intellective operations but our relationship to existence as a whole, which includes much more than overt and mathematically measurable "variables. (Schnieder, 2014, p. 92)
Humanistic practices and approaches to counseling, education, and leadership are helpful for establishing ways of relating to people in empathic, respectful, and growth-producing manners.…
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Elkins, D.N. (2009). Why humanistic psychology lost its power and influence in American psychology: Implications for advancing humanistic psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 49(3), 267-291.
Friedman, H.L. And Robbins, B.D. (2012). The negative shadow cast by positive psychology: Contrasting views and implications of humanistic and positive psychology on resiliency. The Humanistic Psychologist, 40, 87-102.
Glazner, P.L. And Hill, J.P. (2013). Why most American universities have given up on human purpose and meaning: a critical exploration of the historical story. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 34(3), 289-299.
Psychology is considered to be an area of study that involves behavior. Behavior is demonstrated in a lot of diverse areas in the field of psychology. Some of these examples are mental illness, relationships, sexuality, depression, family dynamics, or culture. Accepting of behavior is picked up by various techniques and it could be from society or changes in individuals or the overall population. Psychologists look at various factors such as
Multicultural Counseling cultural bias and/or culturally appropriate interventions. Burnett, J.A., Hamel, D., & Long, L.L. (2004). Service learning in graduate counselor education: Developing multicultural counseling competency. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 32(3), 180-191. Even the most enthusiastic counseling students are initially limited by their cultural worldview. This article examines ways to enhance the education of graduate students in the field with service-based learning. Service learning integrates classroom learning with community service. The approach
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