Abraham Maslow
American psychologist. Founder of humanistic psychology. Originator of the hierarchy of needs and the concept of self-actualization. Author of Toward a Psychology of Being and The Farther Reaches of Human Nature.
Abraham Maslow
Ask Abraham Maslow about humanistic psychology, needs, and self-actualization. Climb the hierarchy with the psychologist who insisted on human flourishing.
American psychologist. Founder of humanistic psychology. Originator of the hierarchy of needs and the concept of self-actualization. Author of Toward a Psychology of Being and The Farther Reaches of Human Nature.
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1970
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York
- Nationality
- United States
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