ABRAHAM MASLOW

• was a leading humanistic psychologist (Third Force)

• developed the Hierarchy of Needs
• promoted the concept of self-actualization
• was born in 1908, Brooklyn, New York
Maslow’s Early Life
• was the eldest of seven siblings
• was a poor student as an adolescent
• was pressured by dad to become an attorney
• took one law class, dropped out of college for one year
Maslow’s Professional Life
• received Ph.D. in experimental psychology in 1934
• was on the Brooklyn College faculty, 1937-1951
• was on the Brandeis U faculty, 1952-1969
• became a fellow of Laughlin Foundation in CA
• died in 1970, age 62

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often portrayed in the shape of a pyramid with the largest, most fundamental needs at the
bottom and the need for self-actualization and transcendence at the top. In other words, the crux of the theory is that
individuals’ most basic needs must be met before they become motivated to achieve higher level needs.

Abraham Maslow
The Hierarchy of Needs

BARROQUILLO, RICA JEAN C. BSEd-ENGL. 4