I am a great fan of humanism (i.e. belief in humanity) and one thing that has cropped up in my Psychologist training is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Broken down into five levels, ranging from our physiological needs to self-actualisation, it explains what motivates and fulfils us throughout our lives. ‘I need’ needs: These are the things we need for survival. Food, water, […]
Humanism originated as a psychological framework in the 1950’s as a response to the negative outlook on humankind by Behaviourism and Psychoanalysis, the dominating frameworks at the time. Humanism became known as the “Third Force” among the psychological frameworks. In contrast to the teachings of Behaviourism and Psychoanalysis, the founders of Humanism, Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow, […]