Maslow Early Childhood

In 1954, a professor called John Maslow published the very famous “Hiearchy of Needs," which outlines the basic principles needed by humans to succeed as people. Maslow argued that specific needs must be met in order to achieve success. The needs are: physiological, safety, love or belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. Higher-up needs, such as esteem and self-actualization, are more difficult to satisfy. This is because of environmental setbacks such as economic class, clothes, cars, social status/following, and housing.

This was the beginning of one of the groundbreaking contributions to Psychology Abraham Maslow has done. Another way that Maslow has contributed to Psychology by making sure through gatherings, meetings, lectures, and theory that the matter of humanistic psychology is just as valuable and needed to be taught as that of Pavlov’s theory of behaviorism and that of Freudian’s psychoanalysis theory. “As a prophet of human potential, Maslow believed the realization of one’s total potential variously described as self-realization to be the ultimate goal of all human kind” (Dhiman, 2007). He did this with extensive research and by working with theorist that shared the same interests, like Carl Rogers. He did his bit on teaching at a university, but quickly found out that he did not like it very much and had the students teach the class as he monitored. The times that he did lecture the class, he asked questions that broaden the horizons of how the student saw themselves in the future.

* The need for self actualisation is the pinnacle of human needs according to Maslow. To reach the point where these needs are met, one needs not only to have met the previous four, but needs to have mastered them as

Abraham Maslow was born April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. Abraham Maslow grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the first of seven children born to his Jewish parents who emigrated from Russia. His parents were uneducated, but they insisted that he study law. Maslow later described his early childhood as unhappy and lonely, and he spent much of his time in the library immersed in books. At first, Abraham acceded to their wishes and enrolled in the City College of New York (CCNY). However, after three semesters, he transferred to Cornell University then back to CCNY.

In 1954, psychologist Abraham Maslow created a theory of a hierarchy of 5 needs that should be met before a person is complete (“Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs”). He said that a person must fulfill each need before he could move onto the next one (“Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs”). These 5 needs have been formed into a pyramid where the bottom identifies the

Maslow (1943) stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. He states when one need is met or fulfilled the person will seek out the next need and so on. The most widespread version is Maslow’s (1943, 1954) hierarchy of needs which includes five motivational needs. The five stage model that he came up with was physiological, safety, love, and esteem, and growth needs (self- actualization). These basic needs are said to motivate people to fulfill them till they are met. The need to do this will become stronger and stronger the longer they are not met.

(Cherry, Page 1)Maslow’s work during this time brought about his theories and during his early career he studied monkeys. (Boeree, Page 1) He found out in his studies with monkeys that they take care of some needs before others such as if they were hungry or thirsty they would tend to drink first because you can go many weeks without food but when it comes to water you can only go a couple of days without it.(Boeree, Page 1) He also found out that if you are thirsty but someone has put a choke hold on you than you are probably going to get air before you try to get a drink. (Boeree, Page 1)

In the 1940s/50s psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a model that explained human motivation. This was the hierarchy of needs, which can be shown as a pyramid that has different levels of the needs of a human. At the bottom are basic needs for survival, and the higher levels are psychological needs. The highest level is self-actualization; the ability to reach one’s full potential and become the best person they can be (Adler, 8). All humans are capable and motivated to fulfill all of these needs, and one level of needs must be met before the next can be (Hockenbury, 341). To reach self-actualization, one must first meet all of the needs below it on the hierarchy of needs.

Abraham Maslow created a hierarchy of needs that needs to be followed in process towards self actualisation, this is called Maslow’s triangle.

When you think about Abraham Maslow, Erik Erikson, and Sigmund Freud's theories, they all have to do with psychology. They all have to do with the mind. Abraham Maslow’s theory, Theory of Hierarchy Needs, is a description of the needs that motivate human behavior. Erik Erikson’s theory, Theory Eight Stages of Development, has eight stages that include trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame/doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. role confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generativity vs. stagnation, and integrity vs. despair. Sigmund Freud’s theory, Theory ID, EGO, SUPEREGO, emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and a primary assumption that the unconscious mind governs behavior to a greater degree than people suspect.

Maslow based his study on magazines and the writings of other psychologists, including Albert Einstein, as well as people he knew who clearly met the standard of self actualization. Maslow used Einstein 's writings and accomplishments to explain the characteristics of a self actualized person. He realized that all the individuals he studied had similar personality traits which were all “reality centered,” able to differentiate what was fake from what was real. They were also “problem centered”. They treated life’s

We are probably all familiar with Abraham Maslow 's Theory of Hierarchical Needs; Psychological Needs, Safety Needs, Belongingness and Love Needs, Esteem Needs, Need to Know and Understand, Aesthetic Needs, and Self-Actualization Needs. And we probably all remember that according to Maslow 's theory, needs that are in the lower hierarchy must be at least partially met before a person will try to satisfy higher-level needs. Although ultimately our goal is to aid students in self-actualizing or becoming "all that one can be," they must first achieve the level of Need to Know and Understand.

Maslow believed that individuals who achieved this potential could be defined through specific characteristics, including: acceptance, spontaneity, problem-centered, detachment, autonomy, continued freshness of appreciation, mystic or peak experiences, gemeinschaftsgefuhl, deep interpersonal relations, democratic character

Abraham Maslow, the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, graduated from the City College of New York in 1928. Soon after, he obtained a graduate degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. (Hoffman 32). In 1943, while the world waged war, Maslow published a paper that tried to explain the ways in which humans are motivated. The paper would go on to influence a variety of fields of study. It was entitled A Theory of Human Motivation, and was published in the scientific journal Psychological Review. Maslow’s paper can be summed up when he writes, “There are at least five sets of goals, which we may call basic needs. These are briefly physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization” (29). Maslow makes the case that humans must have certain needs fulfilled before they can seek after higher goals. According to Maslow, a man must first have food, water, shelter, sleep, and sex before he can think about protecting himself or his property. If he is starving, how can he care about any material that doesn’t immediately benefit him? If, however, he does find food, water, and shelter, then he can begin to protect himself, and perhaps even his property. Once he has some security and is able to relax, he will find himself wanting friends, maybe even a family. After he gets some good friends and starts a family, he will desire respect. Once he achieves this, he can finally be creative and moral. He will be unprejudiced, and will have a feeling of fulfillment and

Maslow was the chief of the psychology department at Brandeis from 1951 to 1969. That period of his life was the most important, because there he met Kurt Goldstein, who had originated the idea of self-actualization. Self-actualization was the key issue for Maslow to start his introduction to humanistic psychology, which was very important to him even more than his own theories.