Ch. 2 Personality, Self-Esteem & Emotions Section 2- Achieving Your Potential
Write down what you do every morning before you go to school? Pre-activity Write down what you do every morning before you go to school?
Background Humanistic theorist Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)- born in Brooklyn, New York. -Russian-Jewish family -started his college career studying law, but switched to psychology. He worked with some of the leading theorist in the field.
Section 2- Achieving Your Potential Psychologist Abraham Maslow felt everyone has a drive to reach their full potential. -To become Self-actualized -Before you can become self-actualized, you need to have your basic needs met. -To explain this process Maslow created the Hierarchy of Needs. pg.40
Self-actualized- The motivation to develop one’s full potential as a human being- the highest and most elusive of Maslow’s proposed needs.
Section 2- Achieving Your Potential
Activity -Need Handout -Review the Hierarchy of Needs Use the list from your morning routine and see where those actions/needs fit into the hierarchy.
Section 2- Achieving Your Potential Summarize in your notes the levels of the hierarchy: -Physical Needs -Safety -Belonging -Esteem -Self-actualization
Assignment-Follow up writing Look at your Hierarchy. Were there “needs” not being met? Why do you think that happened? What might influence having these needs met? Think deep thoughts.
Assignment-Follow up writing 2. Maslow identified two types of esteem, approval of others and self-esteem. Maslow thought self-esteem was more important than the approval of others. Do you agree? Give some support to your answer.
Assignment-Follow up writing 3. Describe something that you accomplished in the past year that made you feel proud and explain why.
Homework? Are you caught up on your Chapter 2 vocabulary? -Section 1 & 2