Good leader or bad leader best combination is the

to various outcomes.. good leader or bad leader
-> best combination is the balance between motives
Need for Intimacy (nInt)

Recurrent preference for, or readiness for, warm, close, communicative interactions
with others (different from extraversion, quality connections than quantitative)

People with a high nInt
o
Spend more time during the day thinking about relationships
o
more pleasant emotions when around other people
o
smile, laugh make more eye contact
o
start up conversations more frequently, write more letters

Positive correlations with measures of happiness, satisfaction in life,
adjustment, well-being -> tend to be happier

Consistent gender difference: women average tend to be higher than men
Summary

implicit (TAT, language analysis) and explicit (self-report questionnaire) measure of
motivation

implicit motives based on needs, less conscious


explicit motives reflect persons’ believe where they are driving them

Most empirical research has focused on 3 different motives:
o
Need for achievement
o
Need for power
o
Need for intimacy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Whole Person
Elements of the Humanistic Approach

The humanistic approach is very different from the psychoanalytic approach
personality

Instead of focusing on the unconcious drive and force that shape human behaviour,
the humanistic approach emphasizes conscious awareness of needs, choice and
personal responsibility

Researchers from this tradition recognize to understand a person, you must
understand your unique view of reality

They have an optimistic view of human nature, in contrast, the Freud view of
pessimistic

Emphasis on the human need for growth and realizing one’s full potential
o
Finding meaning and purpose in life, become fully functioning people (True
motivation that is driving all individuals)

Focuses on GROWTH instead of deficiency

We seek to realize our own truthful potential
Element Definition
Humanistic Study of humans, not animals
Holistic Human system is greater than the sum of its parts
Historic Whole person from birth to death
Phenomenological Focus on interior, experiential, and existential aspects of personality
Real life Person in nature, society, and culture - not just the experimental lab
Positivity Joy, fruitful activities, virtuous actions and attributes
Will Choices, decisions, voluntary actions
Value A philosophy of life that describes what is desirable
Carl Rogers

A psychologist who focused on ways to foster and attain self-actualization

Focused on ways to foster and attain self-actualization

Fully functioning person :
o
Person on route toward self-actualization (on the journey)

All children are born with a need for positive regard

We all want people like us to love us
Rogers’ Contributions


Many parents and significant others place conditions of worth on when one will
receive positive regard
o
conditional positive regard
o
As children, we sometimes learn that there are certain things we must do to
please our parents or caregivers.