"I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane," remarked Abraham Maslow, one of the founders of humanistic psychology. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, the eldest of seven children. He ...

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the kind of “see it everywhere, can’t remember where you learned it” concept that pops up every so often in conversations about psychology, social issues and ...

This year marks the centenary of the great American psychologist Abraham Maslow. From where I sit—occupying the same office he did as chair of the Brandeis University psychology department until ...

In his Hierarchy of Human Needs, Abraham Maslow gives us a roadmap for moving people out of homelessness: Physiological needs ...

Positive psychology is in vogue these days--just look at how many books have "happiness" in the title. Studies on topics like resilience, well-being, and gratitude have made their way from academic ...

The world can often be divided into opposing camps: beach or mountains, tortilla with or without onions, movies or series – just to name a few. But those aren’t the only divides. Some are far more ...

When Abraham Maslow first shared his pioneering vision of a "comprehensive human psychology" in early 1968, he stood at the pinnacle of his international acclaim and influence. His election as ...