1, self-realization theory: humanistic psychology holds that everyone has a tendency to realize himself, that is, to pursue self-improvement and growth. This tendency is people's internal motivation, pushing people to pursue a higher level of development and satisfaction.
2. Self-awareness theory: Humanistic psychology holds that human self-awareness is the core of personality and has three functions: cognition, emotion and behavior. The development of self-awareness is an important symbol of individual maturity and development, which helps people to know themselves, understand themselves and control themselves.
3. Emotion and motivation theory: Humanistic psychology holds that emotion is one of the basic motivations of human beings and has an important influence on human behavior and thinking. At the same time, emotions also play a regulatory role, which can help people cope with pressures and challenges.
4. Socio-cultural theory: Humanistic psychology holds that people's psychology and behavior are influenced by social and cultural environment. Social and cultural environment provides individuals with different roles, norms and values, and shapes their personality and behavior patterns.
5. Mental health theory: Humanistic psychology pays attention to individual mental health and thinks that mental health is one of people's basic needs. It emphasizes that psychological counseling and therapy can help people solve psychological problems and promote the healthy development of individual psychology.
The influence of humanistic psychology on society;
1. Promote social change: The concept of humanistic psychology emphasizes human value and dignity, advocates respect and understanding for individuals, and greatly promotes social change. It urges people to pay more attention to individual needs and feelings, pay more attention to human freedom and equality, and thus promote the development of social justice and human rights.
2. Promoting mental health: Humanistic psychology emphasizes the process of individual self-realization and self-improvement, which provides new ideas and methods for mental health. These methods not only help individuals solve their psychological problems, but also promote their growth and development and improve people's quality of life. At the same time, the idea of humanistic psychology has penetrated into all aspects of social life, such as education and enterprise management, and further promoted people's mental health.
3. Promote cross-cultural communication: Humanistic psychology emphasizes respect and understanding of individuals, which helps to promote cross-cultural communication. In cross-cultural communication, people can pay more attention to each other's cultural background and values, so as to better understand and communicate. This kind of cross-cultural communication helps to promote mutual understanding and integration between different cultures.
4. Stimulate social innovation: The concept of humanistic psychology encourages people to pay attention to individual needs and feelings, which can stimulate the innovative spirit of society. When people pay more attention to individual needs and feelings, they will pay more attention to how to meet these needs and feelings, thus promoting social innovation and development.