WGU D564 - THEORIES OF
PERSONALITY - D564 - HUMANISTIC
PERSPECTIVE IN PERSONALITY
PSYCHOLOGY. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT.
Humanistic perspective - ANS Emphasizing the human potential for self-growth and focusing
on how healthy people develop.
Difference from psychoanalytic and behaviorist perspectives - ANS It contrasts by
emphasizing self-growth, whereas psychoanalytic focuses on psychological disturbances and
behaviorist focuses on responses to the environment.
Main theorists of humanistic perspective - ANS Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
Carl Rogers's two categories of the self - ANS The ideal self and the real self.
Ideal self - ANS The person you would like to be.
Real self - ANS The person you actually are.
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, Congruence - ANS When a person's ideal self and real self are very similar, leading to a
healthy, productive life.
Incongruence - ANS A significant discrepancy between the ideal self and real self, which can
lead to maladjustment.
Helping children achieve congruence - ANS By providing unconditional positive regard, or
unconditional love.
Unconditional positive regard - ANS Accepting and loving someone regardless of their
behavior.
Conditional positive regard - ANS Valuing a person only when they meet certain conditions or
standards set by others.
Actualizing tendency - ANS The innate drive to develop all capacities in ways that maintain or
enhance the organism.
Organismic valuing process - ANS An inner sense that guides individuals toward growth
experiences based on their inherent value.
Characteristics of a fully functioning person - ANS Openness to experience, existential living,
organismic trust, experiential freedom, and creativity.
Openness to experience - ANS Being receptive to all feelings and experiences without
defensiveness.
Existential living - ANS Living fully in each moment and allowing oneself to experience life as
it unfolds.
Organismic trust - ANS Relying on one's inner experiences and instincts to guide behavior.
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PERSONALITY - D564 - HUMANISTIC
PERSPECTIVE IN PERSONALITY
PSYCHOLOGY. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT.
Humanistic perspective - ANS Emphasizing the human potential for self-growth and focusing
on how healthy people develop.
Difference from psychoanalytic and behaviorist perspectives - ANS It contrasts by
emphasizing self-growth, whereas psychoanalytic focuses on psychological disturbances and
behaviorist focuses on responses to the environment.
Main theorists of humanistic perspective - ANS Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
Carl Rogers's two categories of the self - ANS The ideal self and the real self.
Ideal self - ANS The person you would like to be.
Real self - ANS The person you actually are.
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, Congruence - ANS When a person's ideal self and real self are very similar, leading to a
healthy, productive life.
Incongruence - ANS A significant discrepancy between the ideal self and real self, which can
lead to maladjustment.
Helping children achieve congruence - ANS By providing unconditional positive regard, or
unconditional love.
Unconditional positive regard - ANS Accepting and loving someone regardless of their
behavior.
Conditional positive regard - ANS Valuing a person only when they meet certain conditions or
standards set by others.
Actualizing tendency - ANS The innate drive to develop all capacities in ways that maintain or
enhance the organism.
Organismic valuing process - ANS An inner sense that guides individuals toward growth
experiences based on their inherent value.
Characteristics of a fully functioning person - ANS Openness to experience, existential living,
organismic trust, experiential freedom, and creativity.
Openness to experience - ANS Being receptive to all feelings and experiences without
defensiveness.
Existential living - ANS Living fully in each moment and allowing oneself to experience life as
it unfolds.
Organismic trust - ANS Relying on one's inner experiences and instincts to guide behavior.
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