Abraham Harold Maslow
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Abraham Harold Maslow
Abraham Harold Maslow was a behavioural psychologist born in Brooklyn New York in 1908. He was the eldest of 7 children and his parents were first generation Jewish immigrants from Russia who had fled to America.
His parents were poor and not intellectually orientated, but were said to of valued education. Maslow later described his early childhood as unhappy and lonely, and he spent much of his time in the library immersed in books.
Maslow studied psychology at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned all three of his degrees bachelors, a masters and his doctorate. And was a pioneer in humanistic psychology
In 1928 he married his first cousin Bertha and together they had two daughters. Maslow is most well known for his theory of basic needs published in his 1943 paper “A Theory of human Motivation.” He died at age 62 from a heart attack.
Abraham Harold Maslow’s theory of human Motivation suggested that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. He simplified these needs into five categories and placed them into a hierarchy and stated that one must satisfy the lower level basic needs before they are able to progress to higher level needs. These needs are usually displayed in a pyramid. The most basic need is at the bottom of the pyramid and is classified as the physiological need, this need is the most primitive of the five needs are covers the need for food (hunger) water (thirst) air (oxygen) sleep (rest) and temperature (comfort). Maslow claimed that once this need was met a person was then motivated to seek out the second need, safety. This covers the need for security, protection, stability and freedom from harm. The third need is social, Maslow claimed that if the first two needs were met a person was then motivated to seek belonginess and love. The need to belong and to feel loved by significant others. The fourth need is esteem, based on one accomplishment, status the need for approval, and respect from oneself...
Abraham Harold Maslow was a behavioural psychologist born in Brooklyn New York in 1908. He was the eldest of 7 children and his parents were first generation Jewish immigrants from Russia who had fled to America.
His parents were poor and not intellectually orientated, but were said to of valued education. Maslow later described his early childhood as unhappy and lonely, and he spent much of his time in the library immersed in books.
Maslow studied psychology at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned all three of his degrees bachelors, a masters and his doctorate. And was a pioneer in humanistic psychology
In 1928 he married his first cousin Bertha and together they had two daughters. Maslow is most well known for his theory of basic needs published in his 1943 paper “A Theory of human Motivation.” He died at age 62 from a heart attack.
Abraham Harold Maslow’s theory of human Motivation suggested that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. He simplified these needs into five categories and placed them into a hierarchy and stated that one must satisfy the lower level basic needs before they are able to progress to higher level needs. These needs are usually displayed in a pyramid. The most basic need is at the bottom of the pyramid and is classified as the physiological need, this need is the most primitive of the five needs are covers the need for food (hunger) water (thirst) air (oxygen) sleep (rest) and temperature (comfort). Maslow claimed that once this need was met a person was then motivated to seek out the second need, safety. This covers the need for security, protection, stability and freedom from harm. The third need is social, Maslow claimed that if the first two needs were met a person was then motivated to seek belonginess and love. The need to belong and to feel loved by significant others. The fourth need is esteem, based on one accomplishment, status the need for approval, and respect from oneself...