Abraham Maslow (Humanistic Psychology Report)

Abraham Maslow (1908-
1970)
Humanistic Psychology
- Born in Brooklyn, New York on April
1, 1908
- Received his M.A. in 1931 & Ph.D. In
1934
- He wrote a book on motivation &
personality in 1954
- He emphasized the hierarchy of need
priorities
- In 1962, along with other humanistically
oriented psychologist, he established the
American Association of Humanistic
Psychology which incalculate the basic
tenets:
1. The primary study of psychology should
be the experience person.
2. It must be concerned with choice,
creativity and self realization. It must
promote the dignity and enhancement of
people.
MASLOW’S VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE
-Maslow’s suggested a holistic analytic approach to

study the total person.
-His theory is concerned with growth motivation, which

he feels can be gained through self-actualization.
-Self actualizing individuals are no longer motivated by
deficiences (D motivation), also called as D perception or

D cognition.
-They are motivated by being values (B motivation), also

called as metamotives.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- is a motivational theory in psychology proposed
by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper “A Theory of
Human Motivation” in psychological review.
- Maslow explain this theory in his book motivation

and personality(1954).
- his theory is commonly depicted as a five-tier pyramid
 According to Maslow we are motivated to fulfill needs,

but since our needs are ordered hierarchically, we must
proceed incrementally, fulfilling our most basic needs
first before proceeding to the other levels.
Hierarchy Of Needs
Physiological Needs
 Breathing
 Sleep
 Clothing
 Shelter
 Water
 Food
 These are the physical requirements for human
survival.
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Hierarchy Of Needs
Safety or
SecurityNeeds
Physiological Needs 8
Safety and security needs
 Safety and security needs are about keeping us safe
from harm.
 These needs include:
 shelter,
 job security,
 protection
 health, and
 safe environments.
 If a person does not feel safe in an environment, they
will seek to find safety before they attempt to meet any
higher level needs. These security needs are important
for survival, but they are not as important as the basic
physiological needs. 9
Hierarchy Of Needs
Belongingness &
Love Needs
Safety Needs
Belongingness & Love Needs
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Includes social needs such as:
-Relationships
-family
-Intimacy
-Need to feel a sense of belonging and
acceptance, etc.
12
Hierarchy of Needs
Self Esteem
Needs
Belongingness &
Love Needs
Safety Needs
Self Esteem Needs
 Esteem needs include:
 Need to be respected by others and in turn
respect them
 Need for status
 Need for recognition
 Fame
 Higher self respect and self confidence

Self Esteem Needs
Best
Employee
award
Hierarchy of Needs
B- Needs
Self-Actualization (being)
Needs Higher needs
Esteem
Needs
D- Needs Love & Belonging

Deficit Needs
Survival
Safety Needs
Self Actualization Needs
- Highest level in Maslow’s hierarchy.
- Refers to the realization of a person’s potential, self-

fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak
experiences.
- Maslow describes this level as the desire to

accomplish everything that one can, to become the
most that one can be.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self actualizing people exhibit the ff.
Characteristics:
a. They perceive reality accurately and fully.
b. They demonstrate a greater acceptance of
themselves, others and nature in general
c. They exhibit spontaneity, simplicity and
naturalness.
d. They tend to be concerned with the
problems rather than with themselves
e. They have a quality of detachment and the
need for privacy.
Self actualizing people exhibit the ff.
Characteristics:
f. They are autonomous and therefore tend to be
independent of their environment and culture.
g. They exhibit a continued freshness of
appreciation.
h. They have periodic mystic or peak
experiences.
Evaluation of Maslow’s Theory
 It has been criticized as being unscientific,
using uncontrolled and unreliable techniques.
 Maslow’s contribution in the area of
personality is the extension of the need for
actualization.
 He also introduced the term “Eupsycian
Movement” as a kind of psychological

“utopia”, wherein all men are
psychologically united together for the good
of the country.
SUMMARY
 Maslow rejected the Freudian notion that human
beings and society had to be engaged in constant
conflict.
 He believed that society could be designed so as
to maximize the probability of self-actualization.

 Human nature, consists of needs arranged in
hierarchy according to potency. The basic is the

physiological and the highest is self actualization.
 If human beings are given complete freedom, they
could create eupsychia: a loving, harmonious and

a non-aggressive society.
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Abraham Maslow (1908-

-Maslow’s suggested a holistic analytic approach to

-His theory is concerned with growth motivation, which

deficiences (D motivation), also called as D perception or

-They are motivated by being values (B motivation), also

- Maslow explain this theory in his book motivation

- his theory is commonly depicted as a five-tier pyramid

 According to Maslow we are motivated to fulfill needs,

 Need for recognition

 Higher self respect and self confidence

D- Needs Love & Belonging

- Highest level in Maslow’s hierarchy.

- Refers to the realization of a person’s potential, self-

- Maslow describes this level as the desire to

Movement” as a kind of psychological

to maximize the probability of self-actualization.

hierarchy according to potency. The basic is the

could create eupsychia: a loving, harmonious and

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