Psychology

and
Personal Development
 Learning Objectives

 To identify and define the different

psychological theories of personal
development

 To distinguish these psychological

theories and provide conceptual
diagrams in order to understand
them better
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Key Understanding
 Have a better understanding of the different
psychological theories of personal
development with the aid of conceptual
diagrams that help explain the concepts

Key Question
 What are the different psychological theories
of personal development?

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 HUMANIST
This illustration
depicts Leonardo da Vinci’s
Vitruvian Man representing
his own reflection on human
proportion and architecture,
superimposed on a human
head to represent
humanism.
The Two Proponents of
Human Psychology
1. ABRAHAM MASLOW
2. CARL ROGERS

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 The two
proponents of
Human ABRAHAM
Psychology
MASLOW
Theorized the five
stages of human
development based on a
hierarchy of needs, peaking
in what he termed as “self-
actualization”

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 The two
proponents of
Human CARL ROGERS
Psychology

Theorized that “the

individual has within
himself the capacity and
the tendency, latent if not
evident, to move forward
toward maturity”

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MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
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BASIC HUMAN OTHERS’
RESULT
NEEDS RESPONSES

Need for self- Unconditional Self-

actualization positive regard actualization

Need for Conditional Self-

positive regard positive regard discrepancies

CARL ROGER’S PERSONALITY THEORY