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Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Harold Maslow (English: Abraham Harold Maslow, April 1, 1908 - June 8, 1970), an American psychologist, is famous for proposing the hierarchy of needs theory; this theory is a theory of mental health based on prioritizing the satisfaction of human innate needs, ultimately achieving self-actualization. He also emphasized the importance of focusing on people's positive (psychological) qualities and argued against treating people as "bags of symptoms."

Category
Scholars
Nationality
United States
Born
1908-04-01
Died
1970-06-08
Wikidata
Q23357
Occupations university teacherpsychologist
Aliases Abraham MaslowMaslowAbraham MaslowMaslowMaslow, A.H.

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