Abraham Maslow s Theories Around The World - 1258 Words

Abraham Harold Maslow was an American psychologist who still to this date continues to shape behavioral theories around the world. Maslow was born on April 1st of 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the oldest of seven children later born to his parents. His parents were Jewish originally from Russian. With very poor education, his parents hoped for the best future for their children in a new world. Maslow was constantly pushed hard to do well in school and his studies were his parents number one concern. That same pressure was maybe what made him an introvert a lonely kid who found shelter in his books. In order to make his parents happy and proud, Maslow studied law at the City College of New York. He later on married his first cousin,†¦show more content†¦Recognized names such as Horney, Fromm and Adler, among other Freudian psychologists. Maslow started focusing his efforts and academic knowledge into a movement for a humanistic psychology. This eventually became much more important to him than his own theorizing. Maslow spent his final years in California, until he died of a heart attack on June 8th of 1970. Theories Early in his career Maslow’s theory development included observing monkeys. Among the many interesting things he noticed during this time, was that some needs would take priority over others. For instance, if you are hungry and thirsty, you will be inclined to drink something rather than to eat. Maslow explored this idea of needs and their relevance, and created his now very known, hierarchy of needs. Maslow arranged five broad layers of needs: physiological needs, needs for safety and security, needs for love and sense of belonging, needs for esteem, and need to actualize one self. In Healthcare To apply Maslow’s findings to healthcare we would place the needs in order as he intended them to be. 1. The physiological needs. Among these needs we have for oxygen, water, protein, and other minerals or vitamins. Also among these physiological needs, there is the needs to avoid pain, need to be active, to rest, to sleep, to urinate and to eliminate waste. In healthcare we can concentrate this needs as the basic services that Occupational therapists offer to