How does the humanistic theory view personality development?

· The humanistic perspective on personality deals exclusively with human behavior.

· Humanistic psychologists believe that human nature includes a natural drive towards personal growth, that humans have the freedom to choose what they do regardless of environmental factors, and humans are mostly conscious beings and are not controlled by unconscious needs and conflicts.

· They also believe that a person's subjective view of the world is more important than objective reality.

· Two of the humanistic theorists that have made an impact of humanism are Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.

· Carl Rogers described self-concept as a collection of beliefs about one's own nature, unique qualities and typical behaviour.