Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
The Study of Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
This essay study is about Maslow's school of thought. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often depicted as a pyramid consisting of five levels. I liked the way he differed from traditional psychologists. For example, he studied happy, high performing people to learn more about what they had in common. Maslow's main contributions to psychology were the founding of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology in 1961. There were many occurrences during his lifetime that may have influenced his perspectives. Motivation is the key to performance improvement; Maslow demonstrated this in his theories of positive reinforcement, effective discipline and punishments, treating people fairly and satisfying employee's needs. Abraham Maslow, perhaps worthy of being called the "father of humanistic psychology" began his life in Brooklyn, New York. During his early childhood, he devoted himself to amassing knowledge with an attempt to fulfill his father's wishes and become a lawyer. Finally abandoning law school, he transferred to Cornell University where his first exposure to psychology began during a class taught by Edward Titchener. (Boeree, 2006)
Later moving to Wisconsin with his wife Bertha, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin where he received his doctorate in 1934. Their Maslow became a student of the famous psychologist, Harry Harlow. Maslow's work there concerned the establishment of dominance in colonies of monkeys. There he noticed that dominance was found amongst those with "inner confidence" rather than actual strength. He also noticed that sexual behavior was also appeared related to dominance and subservience.
Maslow studied exemplary people such as Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick Douglass rather than mentally ill or neurotic people. . Maslow felt he saw such qualities in such notables as Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Adams, William
This essay study is about Maslow's school of thought. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often depicted as a pyramid consisting of five levels. I liked the way he differed from traditional psychologists. For example, he studied happy, high performing people to learn more about what they had in common. Maslow's main contributions to psychology were the founding of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology in 1961. There were many occurrences during his lifetime that may have influenced his perspectives. Motivation is the key to performance improvement; Maslow demonstrated this in his theories of positive reinforcement, effective discipline and punishments, treating people fairly and satisfying employee's needs. Abraham Maslow, perhaps worthy of being called the "father of humanistic psychology" began his life in Brooklyn, New York. During his early childhood, he devoted himself to amassing knowledge with an attempt to fulfill his father's wishes and become a lawyer. Finally abandoning law school, he transferred to Cornell University where his first exposure to psychology began during a class taught by Edward Titchener. (Boeree, 2006)
Later moving to Wisconsin with his wife Bertha, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin where he received his doctorate in 1934. Their Maslow became a student of the famous psychologist, Harry Harlow. Maslow's work there concerned the establishment of dominance in colonies of monkeys. There he noticed that dominance was found amongst those with "inner confidence" rather than actual strength. He also noticed that sexual behavior was also appeared related to dominance and subservience.
Maslow studied exemplary people such as Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick Douglass rather than mentally ill or neurotic people. . Maslow felt he saw such qualities in such notables as Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Adams, William
References: Dr. C .George Boeree, 2006. Abraham Maslow Biography. W.Huitt, 2004. Maslow 's Hierachy of Needs. Educational Psychology Interactive. George Norwood, 2006. Deepermin. Dr.Hugh Gillilan, 1993. Abraham Maslow and Self Actualization.