Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow |

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Born | April 1, 1908

Brooklyn, New York |

Died | June 8, 1970 (aged 62)

Menlo Park, California |

Nationality | American |

Fields | Psychology |

Institutions | Cornell University

Brooklyn College

Brandeis University |

Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |

Doctoral advisor | Harry Harlow |

Known for | Maslow's hierarchy of needs |

Influences | Alfred Adler, Kurt Goldstein, Henry Murray |

Influenced | Douglas McGregor, Roberto Assagioli,[1] Colin Wilson, Abbie Hoffman, Wayne Dyer |

Abraham Harold Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.[2] Maslow was a psychology professor at Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, New School for Social Research and Columbia University. He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people, as opposed to treating them as a "bag of symptoms."[3]

Contents * 1 Biography * 1.1 Youth * 1.2 College and university * 1.3 Academic career * 1.4 Death * 2 Humanistic theories of self-actualization * 2.1 Qualities of self-actualizing people * 2.2 Dynamics of self-actualization * 2.3 Methodology * 2.4 Hierarchy of Needs * 2.5 Peak experiences * 2.6 Metamotivation * 2.7 B-values * 3 Legacy * 3.1 Humanistic psychology * 3.2 Psychology of religion * 3.3 Positive psychology * 4 Criticism * 5 Maslow quotations * 6 Writings * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 Further reading * 10 External links |

Biography

Youth

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Maslow was the oldest of seven children and was classed as "mentally unstable" by a psychologist. His parents were first generation Jewish...