Abraham Maslow Research Paper
Abraham Maslow: An American Psychologist
Tyra Little
Carman-Ainsworth High
Abstract
The life of Abraham Maslow started out rough because of the neglect he faced from his parents, that was a troubled relationship during his whole life. His marriage to his first cousin infuriated his parents even more. This traumatizing relationship influenced his interest in psychology.
Maslow is a humanistic psychologist; most famous for his theory of the hierarchy of needs and his research on sexual behavior, added to that would be his research with monkeys in conjunction with Harry Harlow. He believed that psychology neglected normal, fully functioning humans. Maslow’s career or life wasn’t a walk in the park and surprisingly throughout his career …show more content…
The hierarchy of needs states that physiological needs come first as in a person needing or making sure they have food or water before sex. The hierarchy of needs is organized into a triangle. Physiological needs come first in this triangle, things like oxygen, water, protein, salt, sugar, the need to be active or needing to rest – necessities for living, are what people go after or make sure they have first. Next in the triangle is safety and security, people look for stability, protection, and structure in their lives. Then the need for love and belonging surfaces. People look for love and friends, a significant other, children, and affection after the above listed are satisfied. Following love and affection is self-esteem, which is divided into two parts the lower and higher. The lower consists of the need we fill for respect, fame, and glory. The higher self-esteem consists of self-respect, confidence, competence, and achievement. Lastly in the hierarchy of needs triangle is self-actualization, which is growth motivation. Maslow was actually fascinated with self-actualization, and believed that it was so hard to obtain and that only one percent of the population would ever become self-actualized. Self-actualization a desire to reach all potentials, it means to become the most you can be; there is no way you could become better (Chaplan,
Tyra Little
Carman-Ainsworth High
Abstract
The life of Abraham Maslow started out rough because of the neglect he faced from his parents, that was a troubled relationship during his whole life. His marriage to his first cousin infuriated his parents even more. This traumatizing relationship influenced his interest in psychology.
Maslow is a humanistic psychologist; most famous for his theory of the hierarchy of needs and his research on sexual behavior, added to that would be his research with monkeys in conjunction with Harry Harlow. He believed that psychology neglected normal, fully functioning humans. Maslow’s career or life wasn’t a walk in the park and surprisingly throughout his career …show more content…
The hierarchy of needs states that physiological needs come first as in a person needing or making sure they have food or water before sex. The hierarchy of needs is organized into a triangle. Physiological needs come first in this triangle, things like oxygen, water, protein, salt, sugar, the need to be active or needing to rest – necessities for living, are what people go after or make sure they have first. Next in the triangle is safety and security, people look for stability, protection, and structure in their lives. Then the need for love and belonging surfaces. People look for love and friends, a significant other, children, and affection after the above listed are satisfied. Following love and affection is self-esteem, which is divided into two parts the lower and higher. The lower consists of the need we fill for respect, fame, and glory. The higher self-esteem consists of self-respect, confidence, competence, and achievement. Lastly in the hierarchy of needs triangle is self-actualization, which is growth motivation. Maslow was actually fascinated with self-actualization, and believed that it was so hard to obtain and that only one percent of the population would ever become self-actualized. Self-actualization a desire to reach all potentials, it means to become the most you can be; there is no way you could become better (Chaplan,