Humanistic Approaches Essay

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Humanistic Approaches: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Humanistic Approaches: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Nicole Agrella Psychology 281 Dr. Rose Huber Abstract Maslow proposed a hierarchy of needs. He began with the basic physiological needs and ended with transcendence needs. The more basic needs must be met before the higher needs can be fulfilled or satisfied. Maslow’s self-determination theory is a model of motivation in which three basic needs are seen as necessary to a human beings success in development including: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Maslow’s intrinsic motivation occurs when people act because the act itself is rewarding. Extrinsic motivation happens when people receive an external reward (such as money) for the act. Humanistic Approaches: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs How does Abraham Maslow explain motivation? Maslow was a humanistic psychologist. He opposed the theories of behaviorism and psychoanalysis. He preferred a positive view for human behavior. Maslow proposed that there are needs that people must challenge themselves to meet before they achieve the highest level of satisfaction. Ciccarelli and White (2010) noted that “According to Maslow self-actualization is the point that is seldom reached where people have fulfilled their lower needs and achieved their full potential” (p. 268). Needs There are two types of needs that Maslow recognizes. Deficiency needs are essentials for your body. For example food and water and deficiency needs. Growth needs are for wants of having and forming friendships, and feeling good about oneself. For a person to achieve transcendence one must fulfill all of the basic and primary needs first. Maslow formed a pyramid including the basic needs essential for survival at the bottom and the highest level of needs at the top. At the bottom of the pyramid of the

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