"The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short." ~ Abraham Maslow (POH)
Abraham Maslow was born on April 1, 1908, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a practitioner of humanistic psychology and is best known for his theory of self-actualization. It was in 1943 that he published a paper called, A Theory of Human Motivation, that described what he thought were five sets of needs in people. In the original paper, there weren’t any pyramids or triangles, but it is now usually illustrated with this symbol (POH):
Physiological Breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion
Safety Security of body, employment, resources, morality, the family, health and …show more content…
A person may be working to fulfill their basic physical needs, but still feel the pull to pursue stability in their home, receive love and respect of others (POH).
Erik Homberger Erikson: Psychosocial Stages
Erik Erikson was born on June 15, 1902, in Frankfurt, Germany. He is known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. While his ideas were influenced by Freud, Freud was an id psychologist and Erikson was an ego psychologist (McLeod 2013).
• id psychologist – “The id is the impulsive (and unconscious) part of our psyche which responds directly and immediately to the instincts” (McLeod 2016).
• ego psychologist – “The ego engages in secondary process thinking, which is rational, realistic, and orientated towards problem solving” (McLeod …show more content…
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (EKRF)
Coping with loss is a personal experience, there isn’t anybody who can help with the grieving process except for the person who has experienced the loss. Others can be there to help a person through this process, but the best thing a person can do is to allow these feelings to happen. We do not all go through the same order of stages and how we experience them is different.
These are the five stages of grief as developed by Ms. Kubler-Ross:
Denial and isolation The stage in which people are unable or are unwilling to accept that a loss has taken place or will shortly.
Anger A feeling of anger at the loss and unfairness of it.
Bargaining People will try to bargain with their “higher power” to undo the loss.
Depression Grieving people may become depressed, cry, experience sleep or eating changes or withdraw.
Acceptance Able to accept that the loss has occurred and can’t be