## Overview - Is a psychological approach to understand human nature - 1950s Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow - Look at your own behavior - Look at how you interpret events - Core: Self-image - "How do I see myself?" - Core: Ideal Self - "How do I want to be?" - Core goal: Personal growth - Core goal: Personal fulfilment - Core element: Free will - Open-ended questions - Person-centered therapy - Ignores biology, the subconscious mind, hormones etc. - Criticized for being unscientific because improvements can't be measured - [[Self-Worth and the Road to Fulfilment]]