Abraham Maslow





LIFE

Maslow was the first of the seventh child of Jewish migrant. His parents wanted him to have a better life than they did, so they pushed him academically. This academic push led Maslow to feel isolated and lonely as a child.

The feeling of being isolated in an early age may have an impact on Maslow’s theory because one of his hierarchy needs included love and belongingness. Maslow may have look for love from his parents as a child, which he thinks it other people may feel the same way.

• They wanted him to earn a degree in law, and wanting to be a good son, Maslow went along with his parents’ wish and enrolled in the City College of New York

At this point he is undergoing the state of "Would-Should Dilemma"

• However, it was hard a hard for him, he completed only 3 semester and quit. His parents were shock and upset upon his decision.


• He moved to Wisconsin to attend the University of Wisconsin from which he received his B.A. (1930), his M.A. (1931), and his Ph.D.(1934) in psychology.

Maslow fulfilled his parents will, but later found out what he really wanted. Since he discovered his “self,” he followed his wishes and it turned out he did really well. I think it is where he gained his “self-esteem” as another stage in the hierarchy of needs.

• He retired to California, where he died of a heart attack in 1970, aged 62, after years of ill health.