WHO IS ABRAHAM MASLOW? A SHORT READING J WHO IS ABRAHAM MASLOW? • Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist. • Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. • Best known for Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities of people. • During his time, psychologists were usually focused on the abnormal and ill. • Maslow focused on positive mental health. WHAT IS MASLOW KNOWN FOR? MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS • Maslow described that people will be motivated to achieve certain needs, and some needs will take priority over others. • The first need is for physical survival, and that will be what motivates a person’s behavior. • Once that need is met, the next level of needs is what will motivate a person’s behavior. WHAT ARE THE NEEDS? PHYSIOLOGICAL • Most important needs to have met • Biological requirements for human survival • air, food, drink, shelter, clothing, warmth, sex, sleep SAFETY • People want to experience order, predictability and control in their lives. • These needs can be fulfilled by the family and society • Police, schools, business and medical care LOVE AND BELONGINGNESS • The third level of human needs is social and involves feelings of belongingness. The need for interpersonal relationships motivates behavior. • Examples include friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part of a group (family, friends, work). ESTEEM • The fourth level in Maslow’s hierarchy - which Maslow classified into two categories: 1. esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement, mastery, independence) and 2. the desire for reputation or respect from others (status, prestige). • Maslow indicated that the need for respect or reputation is most important for children and adolescents and precedes real self-esteem or dignity. SELF-ACTUALIZATION • 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. ASSIGNMENT DUE! TUESDAY MARCH 31 BY 11:45PM • Please answer the questions on Quizizz…. • Go to joinmyquiz.com and enter code 003550 • There are 10 questions to answer about this PowerPoint on Maslow. • You have one minute to answer each question • This assignment is worth 50 points, 5 points per question! • There is one attempt for the assignment • The questions are due by 11:45 pm on Tuesday .