Abraham Maslow Hierarchy Of Needs

Abraham Maslow is the founder of humanistic psychology. He endured a bad childhood that influenced his approach in the behavioral sciences career path. Both of his parents did not seem to put any positive reinforcement towards his development as a child. Maslow said that his father would often be found with “whiskey and women and fighting” before being seen with the family. As a result, growing up Maslow emotionally felt anger and hostility towards his dad before rekindling the relationship later in his life. On the other hand, his mother showed her favoritism towards the six other siblings and showed harsher punishment on him. For example, during childhood, he brought home two kittens in which his mom proceeded to fatally kill the animals …show more content…
In any situation, a person might go back to a lower level need. In result, if a lower need is not met then Maslow created the term deficit (deficiency) needs since there is a dissatisfaction with a lower level. On the other side, higher-level needs are called growth or being needs since the person’s “health, happiness, contentment, fulfillment, and longevity” contribute to personal growth (Page 251). Some people can show both concepts in extreme ways by refusing to eat until the point of death, or they place the level of esteem higher than the level of belonging and love. This causes a person to seek self-confidence in the belief that the lower level will work out in the end. Nevertheless, someone does not have to fully satisfy a need to move onto the next level in the …show more content…
However, these features do not mean that the people are perfect in any way. First, the people are free from predispositions by clearly distinguish their reality. Secondly, they accept “themselves, others, and nature” by embracing the fact that everyone has strengths and weaknesses (Page 256). They do not alter their self-image to fit into society or feel guilty for making a mistake. Thirdly, self-actualizers are unprompted, straightforward, ordinary, and individualistic in their plans but not necessarily their behaviors. Fourth, these people have a mission to put their attention towards challenges outside of their immediate self, which often results in their enjoyment to completing hard work. The fifth characteristic is how someone can seem detached or move towards solitude in a healthy way since he or she is totally independent and further autonomous on themselves than someone who is not a fully functioning human. Sixth is when they do not take much for granted and look at each situation in a new way even if they already experienced similar events like going to football games, seeing the sunrise, or having another birthday. The seventh characteristic involves Maslow’s peak experience or “a moment of intense ecstasy, similar to a religious or mystical experience, during which the self is transcended” (Page 257). Eighth is the social