Biological And Humanistic Approach To Personality Research Paper
Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality
PSY 250
October 20, 2013
Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Personality is defined as the pattern of collective character, behavioral, emotional, temperamental, and mental traits of a person (The Free Dictionary, 2013). In this paper the writer will discuss Abraham Maslow (1971), a humanistic psychologist, hierarchy of needs theory and how it is said to influence human personality. She will also cover some biological factors and how they influence personality and relate to Maslow’s hierarchy. Finally she will explain basic human aspects not compatible with biological explanations of personality. Maslow believed that people are not controlled by the …show more content…
Having these essential needs met can influence how a person turns out in life. For example if an individual grew up being deprived of a healthy, loving relationship with a parent, friend, or sibling, he or she probably will grow up and constantly seek those things in most people he or she meets. This could lead her or him to countless heartbreaks and disappointment causing the individual to never successful surpass the social level in the hierarchy. Regardless of what level an individual may be stuck at, Maslow proclaimed that the lower needs must be satisfied before higher needs can become important (Friedman & Schustack, …show more content…
Being accepted by people, offers an individual the feeling of security. These can come in forms of praise, encouragement, and support, thus helping him or her to build that level of acceptance. Having the needs of Maslow’s hierarchy met, the writer believes is what makes it more like the humanistic theory. Humanistic and existential aspects of personality, focuses on freedom and self-fulfillment and Maslow’s theory is just that. Successfully getting every need met in the hierarchy will help an individual accomplish self-actualization thus he or she reaches self-fulfillment. Like discussed earlier, it is at this stage that an individual is more concerned about the betterment of him or herself and less of what others think or want for them. The writer believes that once this level is met an individual can be considered mature biologically but fulfilled as a human because he or she has reached a level where the most important thing to him or her is him or herself. He or she will not be caught up in the ways of the world. Their main focus will be how they can become a better individual not for other people but simply for
PSY 250
October 20, 2013
Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Personality is defined as the pattern of collective character, behavioral, emotional, temperamental, and mental traits of a person (The Free Dictionary, 2013). In this paper the writer will discuss Abraham Maslow (1971), a humanistic psychologist, hierarchy of needs theory and how it is said to influence human personality. She will also cover some biological factors and how they influence personality and relate to Maslow’s hierarchy. Finally she will explain basic human aspects not compatible with biological explanations of personality. Maslow believed that people are not controlled by the …show more content…
Having these essential needs met can influence how a person turns out in life. For example if an individual grew up being deprived of a healthy, loving relationship with a parent, friend, or sibling, he or she probably will grow up and constantly seek those things in most people he or she meets. This could lead her or him to countless heartbreaks and disappointment causing the individual to never successful surpass the social level in the hierarchy. Regardless of what level an individual may be stuck at, Maslow proclaimed that the lower needs must be satisfied before higher needs can become important (Friedman & Schustack, …show more content…
Being accepted by people, offers an individual the feeling of security. These can come in forms of praise, encouragement, and support, thus helping him or her to build that level of acceptance. Having the needs of Maslow’s hierarchy met, the writer believes is what makes it more like the humanistic theory. Humanistic and existential aspects of personality, focuses on freedom and self-fulfillment and Maslow’s theory is just that. Successfully getting every need met in the hierarchy will help an individual accomplish self-actualization thus he or she reaches self-fulfillment. Like discussed earlier, it is at this stage that an individual is more concerned about the betterment of him or herself and less of what others think or want for them. The writer believes that once this level is met an individual can be considered mature biologically but fulfilled as a human because he or she has reached a level where the most important thing to him or her is him or herself. He or she will not be caught up in the ways of the world. Their main focus will be how they can become a better individual not for other people but simply for