Abraham Maslow-Existentialist
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who endorsed the idea of self-actualization. Born on April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York, he was one of seven children. Though he turned out to be an existentialist legend, his parents themselves were uneducated, and pushed him hard for academic success. He first studied law at the city college of New York before he found what truly interested him and came later on: human sexuality. Maslow married his first cousin Bertha Goodman, against his parent’s wishes, and had two daughters. His family moved from New York to Wisconsin so he could attend the University of Wisconsin. It was there that he became interested in psychology. In 1934, he received his PhD in psychology, and returned to New York, where he became interested in human sexuality. Maslow has many different works that he is recognized for, but some are more widely renowned than others. Perhaps his most famous idea was “Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs”. It basically states that the needs that are more urgent are taken care of before the less urgent ones. He says that you make a conscious choice every time you decide which need is more urgent and needs to be taken care of first. Maslow defines self-actualization to be “The desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him [the individual] to become actualized in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming.” To accept self-actualization and put it into action would be a huge step towards being the individual you are and making the choice to be the best you that you can be. Subjectivity refers to the subject and his or her perspective, feelings, beliefs, and desires. The Hierarchy of Needs is a prime example of subjectivity. It categorizes a person’s desires in a pyramid according to urgency. The most important, such as needing to breathe, come first at the top. Farther down
Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who endorsed the idea of self-actualization. Born on April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York, he was one of seven children. Though he turned out to be an existentialist legend, his parents themselves were uneducated, and pushed him hard for academic success. He first studied law at the city college of New York before he found what truly interested him and came later on: human sexuality. Maslow married his first cousin Bertha Goodman, against his parent’s wishes, and had two daughters. His family moved from New York to Wisconsin so he could attend the University of Wisconsin. It was there that he became interested in psychology. In 1934, he received his PhD in psychology, and returned to New York, where he became interested in human sexuality. Maslow has many different works that he is recognized for, but some are more widely renowned than others. Perhaps his most famous idea was “Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs”. It basically states that the needs that are more urgent are taken care of before the less urgent ones. He says that you make a conscious choice every time you decide which need is more urgent and needs to be taken care of first. Maslow defines self-actualization to be “The desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him [the individual] to become actualized in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming.” To accept self-actualization and put it into action would be a huge step towards being the individual you are and making the choice to be the best you that you can be. Subjectivity refers to the subject and his or her perspective, feelings, beliefs, and desires. The Hierarchy of Needs is a prime example of subjectivity. It categorizes a person’s desires in a pyramid according to urgency. The most important, such as needing to breathe, come first at the top. Farther down
Cited: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-actualization www.maslow.com www.abrahammaslow.com I personally agree with what Maslow says when it comes to self-actualization. It relates to me because as a teenager, my life mostly still consists of trying to find who I am. I can also relate to the Hierarchy of Needs, as every human being can. But, being a teenager, I also mix the two. I have to fulfill my needs as necessary and deny some desires to be the best person that I can be.