Psychology 206
Dr. Janolyn Moore
ECPI University
6/1/2013
Tiffany N. Turner
I will be using objective and subjective data to compare individuals from different upbringings, but ended up in similar situations. I will be contrasting the similarities in their goals and the differences in how they attained them. I will compare and contrast, who has reached Maslow's level of "Self Actualization," based upon my personal opinions, in regards to how their lives turned out to be. I have compiled information from personal knowledge of some of these people. The people I do not know personally, I have gathered information from their biographies and various other reliable sources. I have compared the individuals using their educational backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses and goals attained. I selected individuals who couldn't have been more similar, yet are completely opposite. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of those individuals I am referencing from personal knowledge.
I have selected six individuals and divided these individuals into groups of three - based upon their lives in comparison to each other. In each comparison scenario, you will be able to distinguish the similarities in these individuals in the beginning of their lives and recognize the differences in their current life situations.
The manner in which a person behaves, the things a person does and their general character is an indicative factor in the moral values they possess. I do not profess to be a "judge," however, it is inevitable that some individuals will reach self-actualization, while many will not.
According to Maslow, there are five separate life phases an individual must go through in order to reach their full life potential. The phases begin with "basic physiological needs." This simply means that an individual must possess the essentials needed to 'live' life. A person cannot survive without food, water or shelter. These