PSY-B - Psychology PSY-B 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Erich Fromm, Karen Horney, Abraham Maslow
20 Apr 2017
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Study of primate social behavior with harlow; not enthused. Second world war: some prominent european psychologists flee to america. Strategy: study the most well-developed, moral, ethical, saintly people. -freedom from danger (otherwise chronically anxious, or obsessive compulsive) Need for order, stability (e. g. , dictator who promises to maintain order. Infant attachment an early expression of this need (if frustrated ---> pathology, antisocial behavior) Comes from productive and useful work (if frustrated --> depression) Achievement of full potential, capacity, talents; integration of self. Maslow: only a few people become self-actualized (1%) identified: As ascend ladder, needs get more complex and more human . Needs are generally fulfilled in order from lower to higher (common exception: esteem needs placed before love needs) Characteristics of self-actualized persons abridged (abraham maslow: realism. Accept themselves and others as they are: spontaneity. Can accept and enjoy other people but do not need them. Set their own goals and values independent of opinions of others: ethical sensitivity.
