Special Issue on Humanistic Psychology

Humanistic, humanism and humanist are terms in psychology relating to an approach which studies the whole person, and the uniqueness of each individual.  Essentially, these terms refer the same approach in psychology. Humanism is a psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person. Humanistic psychologists look at human behavior not only through the eyes of the observer, but through the eyes of the person doing the behaving. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform to explore the role of culture across many disciplines in humanistic psychology.

In this special issue, we invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore humanistic psychology. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Development of the field
• Hierarchy of needs
• Self actualization
• Peak experience
• Societal application
• Humanistic social work

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue – Humanistic Psychology” should be selected during your submission.

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