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Essay on Abraham Maslow's Personality Theory
This paper is on "Abraham Maslow's Personality Theory". It explains the overall purpose/direction behind personality? From the standpoint of the individual, what are the general goal/goals they are trying to accomplish through their personality? It also discusses the concepts of the theory that represent common aspects that all individuals share; what parts of the personality carry out the core tendency? It also discusses the theorists' ideas concerning the role of society in the development of personality, and how does the theory explain individual differences n personality? What are the concepts/dimensions that the theorist utilizes to describe these individual differences (different outcomes/personality types)?
Abraham Maslow was a pioneer, interested in exploring new issues and new fields. His work is a compilation of thoughts, opinions, and hypotheses rather than a fully developed hypothetical system. More a theorist than a research scientist, Maslow hardly ever came up with final answers. His genius was in formulating significant questions that many social scientists today consider critical. Maslow developed a theory of personality that has predisposed a number of different fields, including education. This broad influence is due in part to the high level of practicality of Maslow's theory. This theory precisely describes a lot of realities of personal experiences.
A lot of people find they can comprehend what Maslow says. They can be familiar with a few features of their experience or behavior which is true and identifiable but which they have never put into words. Maslow defined two levels of esteem needs self-esteem and reputation. Self-esteem is a person's own feelings of worth and confidence, whereas reputation is based on recognition and prestige that is reflective of other people's opinion. Most people desire to be confident in their own eyes rather than in other's. The final stage is self-actualization. People who are self-actualized are aware of their full potential and are capable of achieving it. They do not allow society or culture to deny them their basic needs. Several people never reach this stage of development. They will meet their other needs, but fail to progress further. Maslow said this was because people do not embrace the Being-values or B-values. These are the uppermost level of needs and are called "metaneeds." Maslow identified 14 B-values: truth, goodness, beauty, completeness, aliveness, uniqueness, perfection, completion, justice and order, simplicity, totality, effortlessness, humor, and autonomy. When denied these values, we turn out to be pathological. (Kiel, Joan M (1999)...............
