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Myself through Abraham Maslow

            Years ago Abraham Maslow said that people are constantly striving for self-actualization. He believed that people are willing to give up other needs to make one area of their life stronger. In a way I can see myself giving up homework and other important just so I will be able to see my friends. I feel that everyone needs to be happy and nothing makes me happier then being with my friends. I also agree with the sociocultural theory. The sociocultural theory suggests that people that live in different cultures will do things and feel things differently. I can see this in myself because I grew up eating a large amount of wild game, whereas my friends grew up not eating things of that nature; therefore our tastes our different.
             Three defense mechanisms that I use are sublimation, rationalization and displacement. I use sublimation when I have a bad day at school and that day in practice I will play extra aggressive, which in turn relieves stress. I also use rationalization during school. Sometimes when I get caught doing something wrong I try to find ways to make my situation "OK". Displacement is a mechanism that I use rarely. Sometimes though I feel anger towards someone and instead of yelling at them I come home and everything that people say seems to annoy me. Then I find myself yelling at everyone instead of the person that made me angry. When I have extra stress I sit down and relax by listening to music. Music has a calming effect on me as does being with friends. .
             Recently I performed two different personality assessments. The first one was called the Tom and Brad quiz. In this quiz I was asked questions about my dream home or what would I do in a certain situation. The goal of this quiz was to see if you are more like Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt. After taking the test I found out that I am more like Brad Pitt in that I like to make people laugh and I like people with a wild imagination.
            
            
            
            


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1. Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow is known for establishing the theory of a hierarchy of needs, writing that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be satisfied. ... I have meet people through school, work, and my church. ... This tribulation shook the confidence I had in myself and in my abilities. ... Maslow included saintly people on this level. ... Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow is known for establishing the theory of a hierarchy of needs, writing that human beings are m...

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2. Motivation,theories and principles

We will do what they want to do or otherwise motivated to do, whether it is to reach high grades or to gain knowledge, we must be motivated or driven to it, either by ourselves or through external stimulus. ... Abraham Maslow developed a theory based on the idea that all humans share common needs and that these needs can be arranged in a hierarchy in order of priority. ... The lower needs according to Maslow are physiological, safety and social. ... The next step on Maslows model is the safety need. ... Finally Maslow's highest level of needs is self-actualisation. ...

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3. Merger and Effects on Human Motivation

I often find myself talking to those around me about non-work issues. 2.86 4. ... We will start with an old theory, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and see what we can discern. ... Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory clearly demonstrates the definition. As Maslow's theory is well known, we will not go into a formal explanation of each level (see addendum chart). ... Having said that, let us look at how applying Maslow's theory can help us to motivate our survey participants. ...

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4. Motivation

This did make me strive for high grades all through school, but the first time there was know money I did awful. ... The next approach to motivation is the humanistic view made famous by Abraham Maslow. ... Maslow explains this by using his Hierarchy of Needs. ... I looked to the wrong things to bring myself happiness and a feeling of worth in this world. ... I consider myself to be a mastery-oriented student. ...

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5. Effective Motivational Theories

One example of a content theory is Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. ... He explains the results through his two-factor theory, also known as motivator-hygiene theory. ... I would have to agree that I think motivation depends on different people and the different stages of life that they are in, like Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. I feel that although I am sometimes motivated by the people around me in comparing myself to them, like the equity theory, I am also motivated in my own work, pushing myself to do better and always striving to do more. ... I constantly push...

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6. Mcgregor

Douglas McGregors Theory X and Theory Y, as well as Hawthorne studies, and Abraham Maslows theory of human needs, are major branches that emerged in this tradition. citation In The Human Side of Enterprise (1960) McGregor called a set of assumptions about human nature Theory X. ... McGregor quotes Maslows theory of needs. ... Though Maslow placed the needs for self-fulfillment as a capstone on the hierarchy, the conditions of modern industrial life give only limited opportunity for these relatively dormant human needs to find expression, McGregor observes (p.39). ... The average human bein...

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7. The Joy Of Not Working - Book Report

They know I work 40-50 hours a week, go "without" life's little extras at times, try to support myself to the best of my ability, all the while completing my education in order to attain a higher paying career, so they in-turn feel I am a good "investment" and truly appreciate all that they do for me. ... One chapter of Zelinski's book profiles Abraham Maslow, a humanistic psychologist, who developed his own theory on the hierarchy of human needs. ... Maslow's "ladder" of needs are as follows: Physiological, security, social, esteem, and self-actualization. ... In t...

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8. Positive Psychology

However, through positive psychology, the field of psychology has managed to branch out in to the study of the elements that constituted to the 'good life', or rather, what adds the greatest value to an individual's life. ... Introduction Positive Psychology is a term coined by Abraham Maslow, which he wrote first as the title of his book, Motivation and Personality. ... One of the main ways through which one can change their negative emotional states, processes and experiences is by shifting their mental focus. ...

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