A Comparison of the Theories of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

The Theories of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers
Maslow and Rogers come from a school of thought, which is referred to as Humanistic. Such an approach steers away from the idea that man is a robot, who is the total product of outside forces, as the Behaviorist would maintain; or that man simply results from the interaction of primal drives and the demands of community - a belief held by many Freudians.
The Humanistic approach accepts the 'human qualities' of the individual; that man is born with an inherent potential for self-actualization. …