Essays on Abraham Maslow

They have been a myriad of theorists that have developed theories on cognitive learning stages and human development. Among those theorists have been Erik Erikson, Abraham Maslow, and Jean Piaget. Each of these theorists have had an imperative impact on the way we view cognitive development and physical growth. Some of them focused more on how we interact with others and develop through relationships with individuals as we progress through life. While others, focused on cognitive development that is innately inherited through birth giving us a foundation of which to build upon. Erik Erikson, for example, based his theories ...

Executive Summary

In general, the diplomas mentioned in the paper below have brought revolutionary changes to my personality and mind-set. They have broadened my vision and changed my attitude towards certain concepts in certain ways (that I have explained in the later parts of the assignment). I feel to have some inborn qualities relevant to the subjects that I took up and these courses have helped me polish my skills and expertise, and update my knowledge. As the course progressed, I could feel my development as a learner stage by stage. My teachers, supervisors, and group fellows have come in as ...

One of the most easily observable psychological phenomenon is human motivation. It is that desire to move from one point in life to another, especially through various accomplishments that tend to satisfy unmet human needs. Whenever one need is satisfied, we tend to want to achieve the next, often bigger one. For instance, when individuals finish school and are job hunting, all they are looking for is to satisfy their basic needs - food, clothing and shelter. After satisfying the basics, one does not stop there. An individual who was previously keen on acquiring basic needs starts looking for ...

Part A

Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs and Herzberg Two-Factor theory are some of the motivation theories that underlie the switch to the new scheduling system at Montego Bay. Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs postulates that human beings have a set of five needs arranged in a definite order with three low-level level needs (physiological needs, safety needs, and social needs) and two high-level needs (esteem needs and self actualization needs) (Griffin, 2016). The scheduling system generates work schedules based on the daily performance metrics. Consequently, employees like Sylvia find themselves with lesser hours with which they are not able to ...

Introduction

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a widely known psychological theory even to individuals who have not studied psychology. It suggests that as human being we are motivated to do what we do in order to achieve certain needs. The theory suggests that this hierarchy of needs is achieved in a systematic order and that without achieving the most basic needs and individual may not be able to progress into other needs higher in the hierarchy (Koltko-Rivera, 2006). The following essay provides an exploration of the author’s results from the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs test and personal views ...

2016-04-09

References 12 Introduction As we know, the labor resources are the main resource of enterprises. The results of the company and its competitiveness depend largely on the quality and effectiveness of the above mentioned resources. The difference between the labor force and other types of resources lies in the fact that each employee may waive the conditions offered to him and can require changes in working conditions, retraining or even voluntary redundancy. The concept of “labor resources of the enterprise” characterizes its potential workforce. Employees can be organized in labor unions and to act as a separate subject of ...

<Institution> Air, food, water, shelter, clothing – these are the basic things that humans need in order to live. However, there are other needs that must be met for the complete fulfilment of human existence. In 1943, Abraham Maslow proposed the Hierarchy of Needs, a five-stage model that shows the different needs that humans are motivated to achieve (McLeod, 2014). Based on this model, people are motivated to fulfil the lower level needs first before they desire to fulfill the higher level needs. This hierarchy begins with the biological and physiological needs, which includes “air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, ...

BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY

INTRODUCTION In the current working environment, employees are very conscious about their careers than any other thing in their lives. They look at their work in terms of personal development and growth. As a result, organizations that fail to help their employees reach their personal needs in terms of career development risk losing very important members of staff to competitor companies which is a risky endeavor to businesses focused on growth. Retaining employees has become one of the biggest problems that organizations face in the current world. Psychology in the workplaces is vital in ensuring that there is maximum ...

A hierarchical organizational structure is one with many layers of management and a considerably long chain of command. The communication period from top to bottom is unarguably long hence the top managers have lesser control. The narrow control span exposed an opportunity for effective organizational command. In contrast to this structure is the flat structure that has relatively fewer layers of management hence a shorter chain of command. Communications takes a very short period. This structure is the most suitable one for an organization that intends to create a highly motivated and empowered workforce (Griffin & Moorhead 2012). This becomes ...

An individual's inclination and predisposition to learn undoubtedly has an interrelated to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Conferring to the Maslow's hierarchy, the lower needs in the pyramid ought to be meet first before the higher ones are considered. Afore learning is given precedence, the biological and physiological needs that include but not limited to food and shelter ought to have been met. They are important because they will be the biggest motivators for an individual to concentrate and learn (Rice, 2006). Similarly, the learning process will be hindered largely if the safety needs that are represented above the physiological ...

Introduction

The humanistic view on the development of personality implies that there are aspects of human psychology that could not be explained by psychodynamics and behaviorism alone. Most humanists believe that there is a gap in the psychological understanding of human nature. Psychoanalysts and Behaviorists, for instance, aim to generalize human behavior as predictable and can be empirically determined. Freud, for example, believe that humans acts because of the influence of the unconscious while many behaviorists such as Watson, Pavlov and Skinner believe that human behavior is based on an action-reaction dynamics and is, thereby, observable and measurable. As observed ...

Today, most people live in a very dynamic world and face the lack of time. Each day more people are turning to the basics of time management in order to optimize their time expenses. However, the self-time management is both simple and complex science, which is necessary for all people who try to live their life with maximum efficiency. This assignment is a reflective essay, which describes the author's experience in self-time management. My everyday duties are quite similar every day. As many people, I try to combine studying, work and housework. Given that I am about to graduate ...

Preventable hospital re-hospitalizations are key quality and patient safety concerns. Statistics suggest that one in every five Medicare enrollees is re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge from an acute care facility, and an estimated 75% of these readmissions are avoidable. Readmissions are expensive costing the United Sates (US) healthcare system an estimated $17 billion annually. The 2010 affordable care act established the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. This program offers a financial incentive to hospitals to reduce excess readmissions (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013). In efforts to avoid Medicare penalties, hospitals around the country have implemented programs aimed at ...

1.0. Introduction It depends a lot on an individual’s skills and ways of assessment how good or bad he/she responds to an opportunity. This report sets out to cover my response to the job advertisement by Ford Company that appeared most recently. The company is seeking for individuals to work in groups on different projects initiated by Ford. All the students selected for these work placement positions will be working under the supervision of seniors, which can be deemed as a great opportunity to earn and learn (with more emphasis on the latter). I am applying for the ...

Section One Discussion Questions

- What significant events contributed to the evolving nature of clinical psychology in recent times? Whom do you identify as major contributors to the discipline? What are those contributions? - The increasing costs of health and mental health care have resulted to longer periods of care and greater levels of care for individuals. Additionally, the increasing use of pharmacotherapies has resulted to an increase in the population of individuals receiving mental healthcare. Major contributors include Sigmund Freud, Abraham Maslow, and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud identified the influence of the subconscious mind on behavior, ...

1. Aims of the Dissertation: Because of the global demand by customers for excellent services in the hospitality industry business operators need to quickly recruit employees who then receive limited preparation and training. This often results in poor job performance, employee dissatisfaction and high staff turnover. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the remote causes and outcomes of staff turnover that is endemic and a contentious issue in the hospitality industry. In this research, the author will attempt to address the operational challenges facing the hospitality business by identifying some causes in addition to those given above ...

The modern study of personality traces its origins to Carl Gustav Jung and his magnum opus Psychologische Typen. Jung postulated that there are functionally 2 axes of personality, the perceiving function and the judging function. The perceiving function involved sensation and intuition whereas the judging function was comprised of thinking and feeling. Katharine Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Myers, based their groundbreaking questionnaire on Jung’s analysis while offering minor modifications of the theory. The original goal of the questionnaire was to aid in the empowerment of women in the workplace by determining what jobs they would feel most ...

There are various theories of human development, each of which has a different approach in explaining maturity and human development. The theories have different definitions and explanations of being human. The theories also focus on the ways on how to understand human response to collective working and to challenges in life. It is important that individuals, especially managers, have a clear understanding of these theories. This will help them to have in depth insights and ways with which they can apply in order to an effective work force that will accomplish the organization’s objectives. The manager will also use this ...

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Effectiveness of design The design of the needs assessment can be termed as quite impressive based on a number of things. The main aim of this particular needs assessment is to collect information about the organizational structure of Google Inc. and at the same time it is important to know the current corporate culture of the organization. The design is particularly prepared for collecting such basic information. Simultaneously by following the methods Google’s activities and creative work features can be understood clearly. Apart from that the basic information about the knowledge and skills of Google’s employees can ...

1. According to Maslow’s hierarchy, which basic need does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? What’s your assessment of the company’s work environment? The culture at Patagonia has fulfilled the employee’s physiological, safety, and belongingness needs (Educational Psychology Interactive). As the employees are able to afford a better than basic lifestyle it suggests that physiological needs are met. The company provides its employees with job security as the turnover rate is well below the industry average in the retail sector. This indicates that the company can retain its ...

Introduction

Psychology is a vast field. There are many laws, principles, and theories that govern the train of thoughts of psychologists and mental health professionals working in the field. Basically, psychology is a branch of science that is concerned with the academic and applied discipline of studying behaviors and mental functions of animals, which in this case, would be humans. Psychology is not only concerned with studying the behaviors and mental functions of an individual because it may also aim to study the behaviors and mental functions of a group or population. The objective of this paper is to discuss psychology in general, ...

Overview of the Theory

The Hierarchy of Needs is a psychology theory that was proposed in 1943 by an American psychologist, Abraham Maslow. This was done through his paper of psychological review on the theory of human motivation. Maslow did this paper after he was dismayed by the attempts to reduce the human psychology to some form of mindless mechanisms (Boone & GWC, 2002). Thus he started a new psychological movement, which he called the ‘Humanistic Psychology.’ This theory is parallel to many theories of development psychology. In order to come up with this theory, Maslow studied some of the work done by outstanding people ...

Numerous people have coined up distinct theories in order to elucidate the complex concept of how motivation works. For example, motivation is primarily based on the basic needs of people when considered especially in the realms of management and administration (Nathan et al. 2010). The content theory of motivation that focuses on developing a model of an individual’s fundamental needs, assist in depicting some vital factors that serve as an inspiration for an individual. Nonetheless, the factors are mainly considered to be present inside an individual since his birth; however, external factors play a great influence in motivation as well. ...

- A brief summary of the Abraham Maslow Personality Theory Abraham Maslow personality theory gives an insightful explanation about why people behave in certain ways. The theory suggests that internal and external factors control people’s behavior and that each of us is motivated by their needs (Maslow, 1943). Abraham Maslow introduced his idea for the first time in 1943 in his book, “A theory of Human Motivation”. He argues that people have an inborn desire to be self-actualized, and this desire is unchanging and genetic in nature. One has to meet a number of basic needs for him/ ...

Introduction

Proper understanding of consumer behavior based on the principles of sovereignty, namely the consumer is independent, the motivation and consumer behavior are learned through research, and consumer behavior is susceptible to, the impact on consumers is of social laws. One of the most important tasks that should be decided by the retailer in the workplace, and which can be classified as marketing, is the task of establishing contact with the buyer. And it must be done so that the potential buyer, even if he did not make a purchase right now, in his first visit to the store, felt (strengthened) a strong ...

Self-esteem refers to the evaluation of oneself. It refers to the worth that one attaches to himself or herself. Self-esteem is the aggregate of what people believe about themselves and their emotions. Self-esteem is an important subject in psychology because it influences people’s lifestyle and their performance in various tasks. Self-esteem may be an enduring trait in which case it constitutes one’s personality or it may be influenced by events of the recent past. A positive evaluation of oneself leads to feelings of worthiness and elicits happiness. A negative evaluation of oneself results in a poor self-concept and ...

Introduction

Abraham Maslow proposed this theory in his paper in 1943. The Maslow’s theory describes the hierarchy of need. The theory classifies the needs in a pyramid where the most basic needs are at the bottom. Abraham Maslow uses various terms such as; belongingness, physiological, esteem, self-transcendence, love and self- actualization, in describing the array through which human motivation pass through. (Slipp, 1982) This article describes the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, the concepts of reduction and incentives, and also illustrates how intrinsic and extrinsic motives affect the process of learning.

Theory of drive reduction and Theory of Incentives

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The mention of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs brings Abraham Maslow into mind. He is credited for the proposal for this human motivational theory that’s describes the stages of their growth. By definition, it is a concept in psychology that was proposed by Abraham Maslow in his paper entitled ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ in Psychological Review back in the early 1940s. He later extended the idea so that the interpretations of human distinctive and inherent inquisitiveness would be included (DuBrin, 2009). It is from that background that this paper will endeavor at elucidating and giving further details on ...

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Introduction

The research or theory by Mr. Abraham Harold Maslow came into light in 1943 which basically defines the rules guiding human motivation. This theory also laid the basis of human needs and the method a person strives to fulfill his needs and the reasons of different needs taking advantage over others in different phases of life. According to Mr. Abraham, human behavior is related to a person’s need. He divided his theory in different parts which will be explained in this report. The theory is based ...

Introduction

Art and design discipline is struggling to bring together the role of design as a catalyst in a consumer driven economy and its position in planning and implementing lifestyle-sustaining businesses. Designers have a potential to produce products and offer services for social good. However, a gap exists between this potential and callous consumerism. , asserts that consumerist communities devote nearly all of their time, energy, and resources to ‘consuming’, which according to the business men and women is seen as something good. (Cross 2001, pp. 49-55) defined cconsumerism as a personal belief that one’s wellbeing and pleasure depends significantly on the level of ...

One common fear is the fear of failing. Once one is comfortable with one thing or another, he or she will fear to fail in a filed of new responsibilities due to pride they have. One prefers to maintain his status quo because incompetence and poor service delivery is a sign of weakness and it is so demoralizing. Contrary to fear of failure is the fear of success, when one is successful, a lot of social capital in terms of recognition is experienced. Lots of attention is given to you and the pressure is felt. One therefore will be resistant to ...

ABSTRACT

Abraham Maslow’s theory on holistic-dynamic theory was majorly meant to advance previous schools of thought that tried explaining behaviorism and psychoanalysis that he deemed as too constricted and subjective. His theory holds that people are continuously motivated by one need or another (Maslow, 1998). Maslow viewed man as both being and becoming, he saw that man had actual self and a potential self (Maslow, 1968). Maslow deduces that mans ultimate goal should be one with personal growth and of self actualization. Maslow organized mans’ 4 basic needs in a hierarchical order, which men need to satisfy in order to achieve ...

As human beings, all our actions are inherently influenced by an intrinsic sense referred to as motivation. Motivation may be loosely defined as the willingness to do something or the reasons behind a person’s actions. Over time, scholars have attempted to discover what exactly makes people tick. These studies led to the recognition of great scholars such as Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg and David McCelland. Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory published in his paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation”, seeks to explain other factors may influence human behavior. These factors are described as human needs or desires ...

Question One

In Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, there are ideas that emphasis on the responsibility of employers to deliver a working environment which motivates the employees. According to Maslow, the working environment should enable the employees to attain their exceptional potential to self actualization. Maslow describes the physiological, safety, love, self esteem and eventually self actualization; as the motivational pattern that human beings move through to achieve self actualization, a unique personal potential to performance (Griffin, 2012). Amanda Shank’s old boss never appreciated her efforts, and therefore the boss failed to meet esteem needs. Under the esteem hierarchy of needs, ...

Memory covers three fundamental aspects through which information is processed. These aspects are; encoding, storage and retrieval (Gray 12). Memory, therefore, refers to the means by which various structures and processes are involved in the encoding, storage and retrieval of information. According to psychologists, memory can be classified under three principal categories; sensory memory, long term memory and short term memory.

Sensory Memory

In most instances, information is stored for a few seconds after it has been perceived. For example; it is possible to remember how an item looked like even after viewing it for just a millisecond. Sensory memory is involved in ...

When it comes to psychologist, Freud may be the most announced. The minds to follow had distinguished theories that hold relatable fascinations. With the intrinsic motivation of Carl Rogers to the social-spectrum of Abraham Maslow, theories will be looked for what they celebrated, and what they overlook. Sigmund Freud, well established in Vienna, is the mouth piece on speaking on the Unconscious Mind and how we attempt to regulate it. His ideas of Id, Ego, and Superego are well popularized in how we doctor our motivations, desires, instincts, instead of possessing fleeting perceptions and flimsy, short-term goals if ...

Abstract

Abraham Maslow is regarded as the father of Humanistic Psychology. This research paper will introduce and provide a thorough overview of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Professionals in a variety of different fields, especially those in the field of education, use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. There are 5 peer reviewed sources, including Maslow’s own book and an article, have been analyzed for the following research paper. This research paper is divided into 2 parts. In Part I, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs have been briefly introduced. In Part II, each of the needs in Maslow’s hierarchy pyramid ...

The purpose of this investigation was to identify: job satisfaction levels, employee awareness of the work environment, and opportunities for improvement. A survey of 25 questions and was conducted in October 2012 with 45 HEMA employees and was based on the motivational work by Herzberg (1966), the information-processing model as associated with the accumulation of cognitive information about the workplace and one’s job (Hackman and Oldham, 1976) and the satisfaction scale of Warr et al. (1979) in relation with Maslow's (1943), the survey was designed to collect information related to employee satisfaction within eight main areas. These areas ...

Introduction to Learning Theories

The learning theories as proposed by psychologists fall into one of various perspectives or paradigms, namely behaviorism, cognitivism and constructivism. These are briefly explained below:

Behaviorism

The leading founders and advocates of this theory were John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov The basic theme is stimulus-response. All human behaviors are as a result of external stimuli. Such behaviors can be elucidated without considering internal mental conditions or syndromes

The learners are considered as passive, however they respond to environmental stimulus

The behavior of the person may be due to reinforcement and there are increased chances that behavior would ...

“Lifespan (human) development and its changing roles through Health & Social Care settings, describing the psychological intervention that would be useful in health promotion (lifespan development to death - understanding the health and social care service users)” The development of a human being covers a broader area. It does not begin from birth but it traverses through the time when the mother conceived. Development that starts inside the mother’s womb is equally critical in deciding how the baby would continue to be in the later years of life. Initially, this phase of development was largely believed to be a period of ...

Abstract

Abraham Maslow was a Jewish American born to illiterate Russian immigrants on the 1st of April the year 1908. Maslow had a difficult childhood and thus spent most of his free time seeking consolations in books. His obsession with books was motivated by the fact that Maslow’s Jewish parents were not educated and therefore constantly pushed their children to perform academically. Maslow formulated the dynamic holistic theory of behavioral psychology. The theory had five basic human needs that were arranged in hierarchical order from the lower to the higher needs of human beings which include physiological, safety, belonging, self-esteem ...

Examining Your Theorist

Abraham Maslow’s theory of human motivation is based on the idea of motivation. Abraham Maslow believed that human beings are motivated by different things as they develop in their career and age towards maturity. Maslow developed five main stages of human development. The stages are arranged according to necessity. First are the basic needs, security, love, esteem then self actualization. People get motivation by the need to attain these levels through self development. Individuals always seek to enhance their experiences, careers and knowledge as they work, grow and learn. The five human motivation steps must follow the given ...

Born April 1908, Abraham Maslow would spend the next thirty years and beyond, experiencing, and deciphering his motivations before considering his revolutionary career. Within it, surfaced an idea that human beings are what they achieve. That their attributes are not natural, nor are they given, but are earned after a succession of conditions that equate them into well-rounded and contented circumstances. Maslow’s encounter with psychological theory was ignited after a long spell of dissuasion. The eldest of eight children to uneducated Jewish immigrants, Brooklyn-raised Abraham Maslow matured from anti-Semitism, schoolyard isolation, and books. As the eldest, he was dutiful ...

Victor Vroom (1964)

According to this theory, people can work faster if only some of the conditions would prevail. Firstly if a person knows that his or her effort would lead to him, her being rewarded then he, or she is likely to work best. but still the kind of reward still determine the impact of motivation in that if reward is not satisfying the individual’s important need then such individual may not be as motivated like another individual who is expecting his or her effort to yield a reward that would satisfy his or her important need. Therefore, this theory implies that ...