Motivation and emotion/Lectures/Growth psychology

Overview
This lecture:
 * considers the psychological motivation for personal growth and self-actualisation

Take-home message:
 * Encouraging growth is more productive than trying to cure weakness

Outline

 * Evolution of paradigms in psychology
 * Humanistic psychology
 * Self-actualisation
 * Actualising tendency
 * Humanistic motivation
 * Positive psychology
 * Happiness
 * Meaning
 * Criticisms

Evolution of paradigms in psychology

 * 1st force: Psychoanalytic
 * 2nd force: Behaviourism
 * 3rd force: Humanistic
 * Contemporary forces:
 * Cognitive
 * Social
 * Neuroscience
 * 4th force: Transpersonal
 * Emerging forces:
 * Ecopsychology
 * Indigenous

Multimedia

 * Maslow on peak experiences (YouTube) (4:02 mins): An interview with Maslow about his research on peak experiences
 * The new era of positive psychology (Martin Seligman, TED/YouTube) (19:49 mins): Explains the origins, purpose, and promise of positive psychology
 * Viktor Frankl: Search for meaning (YouTube) (4:22 mins): On the importance of meaning in people's lives

Readings

 * 1) Chapter 15: Growth motivation and positive psychology (Reeve, 2018)

Slides

 * Growth psychology (Google Slides)

Recording

 * Lecture 11 (2023)