Maslow

Maslow

Kaitlyn Moss
Psyc 10:30a.m
August 27, 2011

Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 1, 1908. Maslow was the first of seven children; His parents were Jewish and emigrated from Russia. “ ..His early childhood as unhappy and lonely and he spent much of his time in the library immersed in books.” Maslow went to CCNY and studied law; where he married his cousin Bertha Goodman. They had two daughters together. He later switched to University of Wisconsin and became interested in Psychology. Maslow had a mentor Harry Harlow, Who is famous for his experiments on baby rhesus monkeys and attachment behavior. Maslow received his bachelor’s degree in 1930, master’s in 1931 and doctorate in 1934 all earned from the University of Wisconsin. Abraham Maslow began teaching at a Brooklyn College in 1937 and worked there threw 1951. In his time teaching Maslow becomes influenced by Max Wertheimer a Gestalt psychologist and Ruth Benedict an Anthropologist; he started to analyze and take notes on their behavior. This is where his analysis served as the basis of his theories and research on human potential. In 1950’s Maslow become a founders and forces behind the school of thought known as the humanistic psychology. He served as Chair of the Psychology department at Brandeis 1951-1969. Maslow died on June 8, 1970 of a heart attack after many years of ill health.
During Maslow’s study with Harlow and the monkeys he notices a few different things that take precedence over others. Which is where he got took the idea and created the now famous Hierarchy of needs. He looked and studied beyond the basics of sex, water, food and air. He made a pyramid of five key needs; Physiological, safety and security, love and belonging, esteem and actualize the self.   Each key need covers something different. Physiological needs are what you as an individual needs. Safety and Security needs you forget the negatively and become concerned and show your fear/...