Hierarchy

After reading The Alchemist, I am able to draw connections from my life to the book as well as our lessons thus far. The little details of the boy’s journey in relation to transpersonal psychology would have gone without much notice if I had read this book prior to taking this class. Santiago, a boy who wanted nothing but to live the life of a shepherd, being able to travel when and where he pleased, began to have a repeating dream. He knew that this dream was unlike any other he had before and…

In utilizing these concepts, Maslow believed that the there is a hierarchy of needs that exists and that self-transcendence seems to become more superior when biological and survival needs are met. Maslow believed that there to be three transpersonal experiences: peak, nadir, and plateau. When these three experiences are…

The second element of The Triple Package is Insecurity. However, the fact that Insecurity figures second on the hierarchy of The Triple Package does not condemn it to be of least importance. In fact, “This fusion of superiority and insecurity lies at the heart of every Triple Package culture, and together they tend to produce a goading chip on the shoulder, a need to prove oneself or be recognized” (Chua & Rubenfeld, 2014, p.11). Again, these two qualities in coexistence are what fuels The…

Abraham Maslow was born April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York, he died June 8, 1970 in Menlo Park, California due to a heart attack. Maslow was the oldest of seven children. Maslow 's father immigrated from Russia to United States moving to New York finding work in repairing barrels. Maslow was mostly raised as Jewish, because of this it sometimes made it difficult for him growing up facing anti-semitism. Maslow relationship with his dad wasn’t very close as one would expect. Maslow father spent…

A theory that is recognised and relevant to my theme on child development is Erikson’s psychosocial theory, which is based on how children see themselves and how adults can help children get through the basic dilemmas of life through Erikson’s stages. Erikson’s psychosocial theory is relevant to children’s social and emotional development because, if adults have a professional relationship with the children they work with and give children a good impression and influence them well, then the…

Key Perspectives in Psychology Psychology is a broad subject formed of many different areas which are called key perspectives. The Psychodynamic Approach and Humanistic perspective are two examples of this. The Psychodynamic approach is involved with the subconscious and the effects this has on behaviour. One of the most influential psychodynamic psychologists, Sigmund Freud, mainly theorizes that behaviour as adults is based on childhood experiences and the unconscious mind. Humanistic…

Plato was a Greek philosopher who is best known for his work, "The Republic". In this work, Plato sets out to demonstrate what would make a just and perfect society. In Plato 's Republic (book V), Socrates claims that "the model of the just city cannot come into being until philosophers rule as kings or kings become philosophers (IEP/Plato). Plato 's ideal society is based on the concept of justice, namely, the natural division of labour. With the natural division of labour there are three…

his ‘conclusions were that people are social animals’. (A, 2004) Another theory that regards motivation is one founded by Abraham Maslow, who wanted to figure out what motivated people. He therefore developed a theory popularly known as ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’, a pyramid with five main structures. The five ‘motivational’ needs include; biological and physiological needs, safety, love and belongingness, esteem and self…

effort, performance and motivation are linked in a person's motivation. He uses the variables Expectancy, Instrumentality and Valence to account for this. Expectancy is the belief that increased effort will lead to increased performance. Maslow hierarchy of needs theory If motivation is driven by the existence of unsatisfied needs, then it is worthwhile for a manager to understand which needs are the more important for individual employees. In this regard, Abraham Maslow developed a model in…

His parents were able to afford basic physiological needs for him, buying food for the table and providing a house to sleep in. They were also able to afford to place James in an expensive and secure clinic for his safety. The rest of the hierarchy was possible to achieve due to James being able to receive his physiological needs. The basic physiological needs are the base and roots of an individual. Without it, he/she cannot grow into their full potential. James’s parents provided him with…