Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Critique the client-centered approach to psychotherapy as proposed by Carl Rogers and others.
  • Appraise the hierarchy of needs proposed by Abraham Maslow.
  • Evaluate Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development and Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development.
  • Assess the major concepts of positive psychology, including flow and eudaimonia.