ABRAHAM MASLOW Born April1,1908 Abraham Maslow was the oldest of seven children born to his parents in Brooklyn New York. Feeling pressure from his parents toachieve academic greatness, Abraham went through early childhood with fewfriends. Focusing mainly on his studies Maslow had a quiet and unfulfillingadolescence.Abraham started off his college career by attending city college in NewYork were he began to study law, as his father had wanted him to do. He soonlost interest and transferred to the University of Wisconsin and studiedpsychology. Here Maslow received, in 1934, his Ph.D. During his college careerAbraham married his cousin Bertha Goodman, his parents did not approve of theunion and were saddened by it . While Maslow was at Wisconsin he met a mannamed Harry Harlow, Harlow had a great affect on Maslow and his thinking .Another one of Maslows role models was E.L Thorndike who got him interestedin human sexuality.Abraham took a job at Brooklyn College ,it is here were he took interest inhumanistic psychology. And developed his theory on the “Hierarchy of Needs”,and the idea of self-actualization. Maslow would go on to be one of the greatesthumanistic and behavioral psychologists to date. Trying to get up that great big hill hope for his destination AbrahamMaslow created the hierarchy of needs. Which takes us from basic physicalneeds to self -actualization.Maslow believed each person was born with his or hers mental, creative ,and social potential. It is as if each person is given an empty glass. Each glass isa different size, some may be capable of holding 10oz others 20oz, it is only amatter of filling them up. The problem is overcoming the obstacles, fulfilling yourneeds in order to reach and achieve your full potential. these needs which mustbe reached are illustrated in the pyramid below.At the bottom of the pyramid is the physiological needs those basic needswhich ensure our surv...
