1. He’s just happy to be here; and that’s a belonging need 
Abraham Maslow
He’s just happy to be here; and that’s a belonging need 

2. Image of Psychologist

3. Basic Information Born April 1, 1908 Brooklyn, New York
First of seven children
Family of uneducated Jewish immigrants from Russia
Married his first cousin and had two daughters
Died June 8,1970

4. Education Parents pushed him for academic success
Studied law at the City College of New York
Transferred to Cornell, then back to CCNY
Attended University of Wisconsin
Received BA in 1930, MA in 1931, PhD in 1934, all from UW

5. Work Began teaching at Brooklyn College
Adler, Fromm, Horney, and several Gestalt and Freudian psychologists
Head of psychology department at Brandeis University 1951-’69

6. Psychological Perspective
Humanistic
Much research with monkeys
Monkeys and humans behave similarly

7. Contributions to Psychology
Hierarchy of Needs
Toward a Psychology of Being, Motivation and Personality, and The Further Reaches of Human Nature

8. Big Idea!!
According to Maslow, an individual is ready to act upon the growth needs if and only if the deficiency needs are met. Maslow's initial conceptualization included only one growth need--self-actualization.
Self-actualized people are characterized by: 1) being problem-focused; 2) incorporating an ongoing freshness of appreciation of life; 3) a concern about personal growth; and 4) the ability to have peak experiences

9. Influence on Modern Psychology
Hierarchy of Needs
Concept of Self-actualization
Co-founder of Journal of Humanistic Psychology

10. References
Boeree, G. C. (1998). Abraham Maslow Retrieved 9/14/10 from
Huitt, W. (2007). Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved 9/16/10 from