Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) started his professional career as a behaviourist, however moved on to become a psychoanalyst. In 1943, in a paper titled “A Theory of Human Motivation”, he proposed the psychological theory known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. His suggested we had two different types of needs –
- the first four levels of the pyramid and are needs relating to survival and focusing on deficiencies (D-needs)
- the final layer and needs relating to psychological growth and focusing on being ourselves and everything we are capable of becoming (B-needs).
Maslow suggested we focus on the first level of motivation and then once that is met then we can focus on the next level.
What are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
The Abraham Maslow – Hierarchy of Needs are as follows:
You may also like to read Anthony Robbins Six Core Human Needs.
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Reference –
Maslow, A.H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370-96. Retrieved from http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Maslow/motivation.htm
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