Maslow

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Abraham Maslow

What Motivates Us?

Have you ever thought about what motivates you? 

Why do we get up and go to work or school?

Why do we hang out with our friends? Why do schools provide recess or

employers provide paid vacation days? 

NEEDS

WHICH? HOW??

Teachers, leaders,

businesses...everyone needs to

be aware of needs.

ABRAHAM HAROLD MASLOW 

Was born April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, new york

Was an American psychologist 

He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people

On June 8 1970, he died of a heart attack after years of ill health.

ABRAHAM MASLOW

In the 1950s

Developed a theory called the hierarchy of needs

Was one of the founders of humanistic psychology

Which emphasizes the individual's potential and stresses the importance of growth 

Developing a psychology that was not based in clinical studies, but rather focused on normal human growth and development.

Developed a list that classified all needs into five general groups

He asserted that there was a hierarchy of these five groups of needs in terms of their importance for human development

Today, is the end of the worldClassify the objects that you have on your bag in the

pyramid of needs

MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

1. PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS

Have you ever had a hard time paying attention to what the professor is

saying when you are hungry?

2. SAFETY NEEDS

3. THE LOVE AND BELONGING NEEDS

4. THE ESTEEM NEEDS

THE LOWER

THE HIGHER

5. SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS.

“be all that you can be” 

 "the desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him [the individual] to become actualized

in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more

what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming."

Maslow's Characteristics of Self-Actualizers

Efficient perceptions of reality. Self-actualizers are able to judge situations correctly and honestly.

Comfortable acceptance of self, others, nature. Self-actualizers accept their own human nature with all its flaws.

Spontaneity. creativity into everyday activities. Task centeringhad a mission to fulfill in life or some task or problem

outside of themselves to pursue. Humanitarians such as Albert Schweitzer and Mother Teresa are considered to have possessed this quality.

Autonomy. Self-actualizers are free from reliance on external authorities or other people. They tend to be resourceful and independent.

Fellowship with humanity. felt a deep identification with others and the human situation in general.

Profound interpersonal relationships. The interpersonal relationships of self-actualizers are marked by deep loving bonds.

Non-hostile sense of humor. This refers to the wonderful capacity to laugh at oneself.

What aspects you personally see positive and challenging about his

proposal?

POSITIVE

Understanding how children learn

What factors influence learning

CHALLENGES Needs desires Self-actualization needs

Engage the parents and the community

How could this particular proposal enrich your personal or your schools

practice?

Truth, rather than dishonesty.  Goodness, rather than evil.  Beauty, not ugliness or vulgarity.  Unity, wholeness, and transcendence of

opposites, not arbitrariness or forced choices.  Aliveness, not deadness or the mechanization of

life.  Uniqueness, not bland uniformity.  Perfection and necessity, not sloppiness,

inconsistency, or accident.  Justice and order, not injustice and lawlessness.  Effortlessness, not strain.  Self-sufficiency, not dependency.  Meaningfulness, rather than senselessness.

Maslow believes that much of the what is wrong with the world comes down to the fact that very few people really are interested in values -- not because they are bad people, but because they haven’t even had their basic needs taken care of!

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