A movement in American Psychology popularized in the 1960s and 1970s, humanism emphasized the realization of the full potential of the self by healthy persons. The movement arose as a reaction against the deterministic and pessimistic approaches of the behaviorist and psychoanalytic camps, which reigned in the field for much of the twentieth century prior. The humanists emphasized human freedom, choice, potential, and self-actualization.
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Schnitker, S.A., Emmons, R.A. (2013). Humanistic Movement/Values. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8265-8_200181
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