Human evaluation techniques of psychology…
Humanistic psychologists often access personality by asking people to fill out questionnaires that evaluate their self-concepts. For instance, Carl Rogers once asked people to describe themselves ideal and how they actually are. If the ideal and actual self are nearly alike, the self-concept is positive. If they are different, a person's self-concept is negative and needs improving. Therefore, in therapy sessions an increasing similarity to ideal and actual self-concepts means improvement.
Although these surveys pertain to the self-concepts of people, many regard these questionnaires as depersonalizing. Rather than forcing the person to respond to narrow categories, these humanistic psychologists believe that intimate conversations and interviews provides a better understanding of a person's individual self-concepts and experiences.
Humanistic psychologists often access personality by asking people to fill out questionnaires that evaluate their self-concepts. For instance, Carl Rogers once asked people to describe themselves ideal and how they actually are. If the ideal and actual self are nearly alike, the self-concept is positive. If they are different, a person's self-concept is negative and needs improving. Therefore, in therapy sessions an increasing similarity to ideal and actual self-concepts means improvement.
Although these surveys pertain to the self-concepts of people, many regard these questionnaires as depersonalizing. Rather than forcing the person to respond to narrow categories, these humanistic psychologists believe that intimate conversations and interviews provides a better understanding of a person's individual self-concepts and experiences.