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MASLOW

• MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE

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• MASLOW INTRODUCE THE THIRD FORCE TO THE
  VIEWPOINT OF PSYCHOLOGY. THE OTHER TWO WERE
  PSYCHODYNAMIC AND LEARNING. HE DID THIS AS A
  REACTION TO THE PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF FREUDIAN
  UNCONSCIOUS AND THE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED
  BEHAVIORISTS.
• THIRD FORCEENHANCE THE DIGINITY OF PEOPLE BY
  STUDYING THE INTERMNAL PROCESSES CONTRIBUTING TO
  THEIR SELF-ENHANCEMENT.

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• BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
• POSITIVE VIEWINDIVIDUALS ARE VIEWED AS
  BASICALLY GOOD AND SEEKING SELF-ENHANCEMENT WHILE
  STILL HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO BE DISTRACTED FROM
  THIS PROCESS OF PERSONAL GROWTH. (EXAMPLE)
  CHEATING ON A DIET (PROMISING TO START AGAIN)
• EMPHASIS ON THE HEALTHY PERSONALITYBETTER
  UNDERSTAND PERSONALITY, MASLOW STRESSED LOOKING
  AT THE MOST EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS THAT
  COULD BE FOUND

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• (EXAMPLE) USING SUCCESSFUL COPING STRATEGIES
  USED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY
  SERVE STRESS.
• MOTIVATIONAL NATURE OF PERSONALITY PROCESS OF
  MOTIVATION INVOLVES INDIVIDUALS CONSTATNLY
  SEEKING TO MEET A VARIETY OF INTERRELATED
  BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS.
• (EXAMPLE) STYLISH CLOTHES CAN KEEP YOU WARM
  (BIOLOGICAL NEED) AND ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO
  FIT IN (PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED)
• NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF HUMAN NEEDS

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• TYPES OF NEEDS
• 1. DEFICIENCY NEEDSLOWER, MORE BASIC NEEDS
  NECESSARY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE INDIVIDUCAL.
  INCLUDE HUNGER, THIRST, AND SAFETY. THESE
  NEEDS MOTIVATE BEHAVIOR TO BRING ABOUT THEIR
  SATISFACTION.
• 2. BEING NEEDSHIGHER NEEDS NECESSARY FOR THE
  ACHIEVEMENT OF A STATE OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION.
  THEY INCLUDE NEEDS FOR WISDOM AND A SENSE OF
  AESTHETICS.
• HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

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SELF-ACTUALIZATION
4
BEING NEEDS
SELF-SESTEEM NEEDS
3
BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE
DEFICIENCY NEEDS
2
SECURITY NEEDS
1
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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1. PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDSBASIC NEEDS FOR SURVIVAL.
EXAMPLEENOUGH FOOD, WATER, AND REST.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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SAFETY NEEDSDESIRE OF PEOPLE TO HAVE STABILITY,
ORDER, AND PREDICTABILITY IN THEIR LIVES.
EXAMPLETAKING SAME ROUTE TO SCHOOL EACH
MORNING, DRIVER KNOWS
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TRAFFIC.
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SAFETY NEEDS
1
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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3. BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE NEEDSDESIRE TO BE
AFFILIATED WITH OTHERS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
EXAMPLEWEARING A SHIRT WITH THE NAME OF A
CLUB OR ORGANIZATION ON IT.
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BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE NEEDS
2
SAFETY NEEDS
1
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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MASLOW
4. ESTEEM NEEDSDESIRE FOR SELF RESPECT AND TO
HAVE THE RESPECT OF OTHERS.
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EXAMPLESUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN SPEECH.
RECEIVE PRAISE.
ESTEEM NEEDS
3
BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE NEEDS
2
SAFETY NEEDS
1
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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5. SELF-ACTUALIZAION MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO
EXPRESS SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THEIR SELF TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT.
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SELF-ACTUALIZATION
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EXAMPLESOMEONE WHO ENJOYS TENNIS SUBSCRIBES TO
TENNIS MAGAZINES, ATTENDS CLINICS, TAKES TENNIS
LESSONS IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME BETTER.
ESTEEM NEEDS
3
BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE NEEDS
2
SAFETY NEEDS
1
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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• HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

5
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
4
BEING NEEDS
SELF-SESTEEM NEEDS
3
BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE
DEFICIENCY NEEDS
2
SECURITY NEEDS
1
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
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• SELF-ACTUALIZED PEOPLE
• ALBERT EINSTEIN
• ELANOR ROOSEVELT
• JANE ADDAMS
• WILLIAM JAMES
• ALBERT SCHWEITZER
• ALDOUS HUXLEY
• BARUCH SPINOZA
• ABRAHAM LINCOLN
• THOMAS JEFFERSON
• MORE?????????

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• CHARACTERISTICS OF SELF-ACTUALIZED PEOPLE
• 1. MORE ACCURATE PERCEPTION OF REALITY (CAN JUDGE
  EVENTS IN AN UNBIASED, LESS DEFENSIVE MANNER).
• 2. GREATER ACCEPTANCE OF SELF AND OTHERS (CAN SEE
  GOOD AND BAD SIDE IN OTHERS AND THEMSELVES)
• 3. NONHOSTILE SENSE OF HUMOR (DISLIKE JOKES THAT
  MAY BE DEGRADING TO OTHERS).
• 4. TRUE TO THEMSELVES (SPONTANEOUS, FRESH
  APPROACH TO EXPERIENCING THE WORLD).
• 5. PEAK EXPERIENCE (FALLING IN LOVE, HEIGHTENED
  SENSE OF WONDER, EXTACY OVER AN EXPERIENCE).

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• PEAK EXPERIENCE
• 1.OTHER CENTERED RATHER THAN SELF-CENTERED
• 2. AUTONOMOUS IN BEHAVIOR AND VALUES
• 3. SELECTIVE IN THEIR INTERPERSONAL
  RELATIONSHIPS.
• 4. BEING CREATIVE.

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• STRENGTHS
• STUDYING THE BEST OF THE BEST
• VIEWING HUMAN NATURE REALISTICALLY
• IMPACT OF THE MOTIVATIONAL VIEWPOINT
• LIMITATIIONS
• RELATIVE NON-TESTABILITY OF THE MOTIVATIONAL
  VIEWPOINT
• SUBJECTIVITY IN THE JUDGMENT OF
  SELF-ACTUALIZATION
• LACK OF SUPPORTIVE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE