''Motivation and Personality''
[ is a book on ]psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
by Abraham Maslow, first published in 1954. Maslow's work deals with the subject of the nature of human fulfillment and the significance of personal relationships, implementing a conceptualization of self-actualization.[ Underachievers have a need for social love and affection, but a self-actualized person has these "lower" needs to be gratified and is able to pursue his or her own path towards self-actualization.][
Maslow's book is perhaps the best known contemporary work on human needs. Maslow postulated a hierarchy of human needs stretching from basic physical needs at the bottom to spiritual or transcendental needs at the top.][
In ''Motivation and Personality'',][ Maslow argues that, in order for individuals to thrive and excel, a health-fostering culture must be created.][ Maslow is among the psychological theorists who believe that when parents fail to provide a safe, nurturing environment, their children will develop deep feelings of insecurity.][ Maslow believes that well-being causes people to freely express their inherent potentials.][
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References
1954 non-fiction books
Psychology books
Books by Abraham Maslow
Works about personality
Harper & Brothers books
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