humanistic image of man using Carl Rogers as an example

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Pedagogy - Theory of Science, Anthropology, University of Paderborn, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is the representation of the human image of humanism using Rogers as a representative of humanism and the illustration of this using an example. In the first chapter, the definition of "e;image of man"e; follows. In the second chapter, the main theses of humanism are explained and underpinned by Carl Rogers' theory of client-centred psychotherapy. In the third chapter, the humanistic image of man and Roger's theory are applied to an example. Finally, a statement on humanistic theory follows. Human behavior can be explained if one knows what image of man a person has. That means on the one hand the image of man is an explanatory model for a person's behavior and on the other hand you can develop specific action strategies based on this if you know what image of man a person has. You can interpret problems or situations on the basis of a human image. (cf. Konig 2005, p.34) Every human image is always linked to a conviction or a teaching and every human being has a very specific human image or a mixture of different human images, even if people are not always aware of this fact. For example, I would not claim of myself that I always represent a humanistic view of man. There are many images of man in education, such as the rationalistic, behavioristic or humanistic image of man. The latter will be discussed in more detail.