Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow is often cited as the father of humanist psychology. Through the psychological movement that he and others began has developed what many call the 'third force' in psychology. The theories surrounding humanistic psychology reject a great deal of those found within the first two forces, psychoanalysis and behaviorism. This paper addresses Maslow's life as a source of inspiration for his theory. It also defines humanistic psychology. Maslow's holistic-dynamic personality theory is focused on.

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"Experiencing the all to common personal changes that accompany the personal growth associated with the raising of one's own children, Maslow began to see that there was so much more to the human spirit and psyche than had previously been given notice within the school of psychology. Maslow in a 1968 interview, speaking of the universal experience of parenting even went so far as to state that, "I was stunned by the mystery and by the sense of not really being in control. I felt small and weak and feeble before all this. I'd say anyone who had a baby couldn't be a behaviorist.""

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