Maslow's Contribution to Theories of Human Motivation

Boeree (2004: 1-2) states that Maslow was one of seven sons of uneducated Jewish immigrants who immigrated to America from Russia. Pressured strongly by his parents to study hard and do well, he primarily placed his focus on academe to satisfy them. He studied at both City College of New York and Cornell. It was at Cornell where he met his wife. Sometime afterward, he moved his family to Wisconsin, so that he could study at the University of Wisconsin and it was here that he, for the first time, developed a real interest in psychology. All of his degrees were conferred by the University of Wisconsin.

After getting his degrees, Maslow began to teach full time at Brooklyn College. According to Boeree (2004: 2), it was at Brooklyn College where he met many European intellectuals that had immigrated to the U.S. (e.g., Adler, Fromm, Horney) as well

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these social needs was said to lead to severe psychological disturbances. 4. Achievement Needs which were internal (e.g., needs for self-esteem such as self-respect, autonomy) and external (e.g., needs for status, recognition and attention). If these needs were not gratified, the theory held that people would develop feelings of inferiority and helplessness, which may manifest themselves in depression. 5. The need for self-actualization which was conceptualized as the need to do that which maximizes one's potential and fulfills innate aspirations. The hierarchy of needs theory held that this was the most difficult need to satisfy and it could not be fulfilled until all of the other needs had been satisfied. Maslow (1954: 80-122) attempted to more thoroughly defined self-actualization by specifying a set of characteristics and traits that typified the self-actualized person. Specifically, a self-actualized person was said to: have a more efficient perception of reality; demonstrate greater acceptance of self, others and nature; be more spontaneous than average; pay more attention to problems outside of self; feel more comfortable with solitude and privacy; show greater independence from culture and environment; appreciate
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