Tony Fernandes
Contents Biography ...……………………………………………………………………………..…… 2
Death ……...……………………………………………………………………………….… 4
Humanistic Theories of Self-Actualization ...……………………………………………...… 4
Hierarchy of Needs …………………………………………………………………………... 6
1. Physiological needs ……………………………………………………………………….. 6
2. Safety needs ……………………………………………………………………………….. 7
3. Belongingness and Love needs ……………………………………………………………. 7
4. Esteem needs ……………………………………………………………………………… 7
5. Self-actualization ………………………………………………………………………….. 7
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ……………………... 9
Criticism to the Theory …………………………………………………………………….. 10
Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
References ………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
Abraham Maslow
Biography
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Abraham Harold Maslow was the oldest of seven children. His parents were the first generation of Jewish immigrants from Russia, who were not intellectually oriented but valued education. It was a tough time for Maslow, as he experienced Anti-Semitism from his teachers and from other children around the neighbourhood. He had various encounters with anti-Semitic gangs who would chase and throw rocks at him. The tension outside of his home was also felt within it; he rarely got along with his mother, and eventually developed a strong revulsion to her. He quoted saying "What I had reacted to was not only her physical appearance, but also her values and world view, her stinginess, her total selfishness, her lack of love for anyone else in the world - even her own husband and children - her narcissism, her Negro prejudice, her exploitation of everyone, her assumption that anyone was wrong who disagreed with her, her lack of friends, her sloppiness and dirtiness..”. He also grew up with few friends other than his cousin, Will and as a result he grew up in libraries and among books. It was in the library that he
Death ……...……………………………………………………………………………….… 4
Humanistic Theories of Self-Actualization ...……………………………………………...… 4
Hierarchy of Needs …………………………………………………………………………... 6
1. Physiological needs ……………………………………………………………………….. 6
2. Safety needs ……………………………………………………………………………….. 7
3. Belongingness and Love needs ……………………………………………………………. 7
4. Esteem needs ……………………………………………………………………………… 7
5. Self-actualization ………………………………………………………………………….. 7
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ……………………... 9
Criticism to the Theory …………………………………………………………………….. 10
Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
References ………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
Abraham Maslow
Biography
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Abraham Harold Maslow was the oldest of seven children. His parents were the first generation of Jewish immigrants from Russia, who were not intellectually oriented but valued education. It was a tough time for Maslow, as he experienced Anti-Semitism from his teachers and from other children around the neighbourhood. He had various encounters with anti-Semitic gangs who would chase and throw rocks at him. The tension outside of his home was also felt within it; he rarely got along with his mother, and eventually developed a strong revulsion to her. He quoted saying "What I had reacted to was not only her physical appearance, but also her values and world view, her stinginess, her total selfishness, her lack of love for anyone else in the world - even her own husband and children - her narcissism, her Negro prejudice, her exploitation of everyone, her assumption that anyone was wrong who disagreed with her, her lack of friends, her sloppiness and dirtiness..”. He also grew up with few friends other than his cousin, Will and as a result he grew up in libraries and among books. It was in the library that he
References: Bob Poston, CST (2009). An Exercise in Personal Exploration: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Francis Heylighen (1992). A Cognitive-Systemic Reconstruction of Maslow’s Theory of Self-Actualization. Behavioural Science, Vol 37. Michelle Emrich, Referencing, not plagiarism. [Online] Available: http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/maslow.htm