Was a leading humanistic psychologist (Third Force)

was a leading humanistic psychologist (Third Force)

• 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

was the eldest of seven siblings

• 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

• entered U of WI one year later to study scientific psychology

studied dominance in monkeys

• studied dominance in monkeys

• 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

food

• food

• water

• air

• sleep

Ik tribe in Uganda forced to give up hunting and live on unfertile land

• Ik tribe in Uganda forced to give up hunting and live on unfertile land

• long standing social mores dissolve - people became psychopathic

• “ngag”, word for food, also becomes word for good

• parents steal food from children, children from other children

from physical attack

• from physical attack

• from emotional attack

• from fatal disease

• from invasion

• from extreme losses (job, family members, home, friends)

when frightened, our thoughts and energies are diverted

• when frightened, our thoughts and energies are diverted

• threat of, or actual attack creates “fight or flight” reaction

• threats to safety can be physical or emotional

Inclusion - part of a group: colleagues, peers, family, clubs

• Inclusion - part of a group: colleagues, peers, family, clubs

• Affection - love and be loved

• Control - influence over others and self

respect from others through: awards honors status

• respect from others through: awards honors status

• respect for self through: mastery achievement competence

Abraham Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Albert Einstein

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• William James

• Benedict Spinoza

stop cruelty and exploitation

• stop cruelty and exploitation

• encourage talent in others

• try to be a good human being

• do work one considers worthwhile

• enjoy taking on responsibilities

• prefer intrinsic satisfaction

• seek truth

• give unselfish love

• be just

Truth

• Truth

• Goodness

• Beauty

• Unity

• Aliveness

• Uniqueness

• Perfection and Necessity

An non-hostile sense of humor

• An non-hostile sense of humor

• Intimate personal relationships

• Acceptance of self and others

• Spontaneity and simplicity

• Freshness of appreciation

• More peak experiences

• Democratic values

• Independence