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Abraham Maslow was an influential American psychologist known for founding humanistic psychology and developing the hierarchy of needs. His work emphasized the importance of free will, self-efficacy, and self-actualization, contrasting with the dominant Freudian and behavioral perspectives of his time. Maslow's hierarchy categorizes human needs into five levels, from physiological needs to self-actualization, and remains a significant contribution to psychology today.

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Maslow

Abraham Maslow was an influential American psychologist known for founding humanistic psychology and developing the hierarchy of needs. His work emphasized the importance of free will, self-efficacy, and self-actualization, contrasting with the dominant Freudian and behavioral perspectives of his time. Maslow's hierarchy categorizes human needs into five levels, from physiological needs to self-actualization, and remains a significant contribution to psychology today.

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P S Y C H + S O C

Abraham
Maslow

J A D E M A T T H E W S
Biographical
Information
Born April 1, 1908, New York, NY, Abraham Maslow was
an American psychologist most known for his work in the
field of humanistic psychology and the creation of the
hierarchy of needs. After high school, Maslow attended
the City College of New York then attended the University
of Wisconsin to study psychology.
Field of
Study
Maslow’s field of study is mainly humanism, which
is a perspective that emphasizes looking at the
whole individual and stresses concepts such as free
will, self-efficacy, and self-actualization.
Major
Contributions
HUMANISM HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

Maslow is considerd to be a founding


In 1943, Maslow wrote a paper called A
figure of humanistic psychology. After he
Theory of Human Needs, which is the
began his career, he became frustrated
earliest idea of this hierarchy, which lists 5
with the two dominant forces of
different categories, lowest to highest:
psychology at the time, Freudian
psychoanalysis and behavioral
physiological (food, water, shelter)
psychology, as psychoanalysis focused
Safety (resources, source of income)
too much on the bad side of things, and he
Social (friendship, intimacy)
believed that behaviorism did not focus
Esteem (dignity, respect)
enough on how humans differ from
Self-actualization (creation, beauty)
animals studied in behaviorism.
Interesting
Facts
01
The oldest of 7 children, Maslow’s parents were first-
generation Jewish immigrants from Kiev (now modern
day Kyiv, Ukraine).

02
In 1951, he served as head of the psychology
department at Brandeis University, where he
remained until 1969.
P S Y C H O L O G Y 2 0 2 0

Influence

Abraham Maslow’s contributions to the field of


psychology are to this day some of the most well-
cited and critically acclaimed pieces of work. His
hierarchy of needs remains a top example of this,
being a simple approach to human wellbeing.

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