humanistic psychology

noun

1. approach to psychology advocated by some that emphasizes feelings and emotions and the better understanding of the self in terms of observation of oneself and one's relations with others

Example Sentences

So then I got my master’s in humanistic psychology.

From Fox News

Other reformers, inspired by humanistic psychology’s rosy vision of every person’s capacity for free will and self-actualization, called for loosely supervised “free schools” and even the abolition of schools altogether.

From New York Times

Carroll’s philosophies are rooted in humanistic psychology.

From Washington Post

Maslow was working on a new approach to politics that he called “psychopolitics”, grounded in the humanistic psychology axiom that human similarities are deeper than human differences.

From Scientific American

Freud himself explained that there was much to gain from turning “hysterical misery” into “common unhappiness”, while Carl Rogers, the founder of humanistic psychology, is often quoted counselling: “When I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

From The Guardian