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Toward a psychology of being / Abraham H. Maslow.

by Maslow, Abraham H. (Abraham Harold)

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New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ©1999.

Motivation (Psychology)

Humanistic psychology.

9780471293095 (hardback) :

1, 270 pages ; 24 cm

pt. 1: A larger jurisdiction for psychology. Introduction: Toward a psychology of health ; What psychology can learn from the existentialists -- pt. 2: Growth and motivation. Deficiency motivation and growth motivation ; Defense and growth ; The need to know and the fear of knowing -- pt. 3: Growth and cognition. Cognition of being in the peak-experiences ; Peak-experiences as acute identity-experiences ; Some dangers of being-cognition ; Resistance to being rubricized -- pt. 4: Creativeness. Creativity in self-actualizing people -- pt. 5: Values. Psychological data and human values ; Values, growth, and health ; Health as transcendence of environment -- pt. 6: Future tasks. Some basic propositions of a growth and self-actualization psychology.

Maslow's theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of human needs are the cornerstone of modern humanistic psychology, and no book so well epitomizes those ideas as this classic. Its influence continues to spread, more than a quarter century after its author's death, beyond psychology and throughout the humanities, social theory, and business management theory. Its enduring popularity stems from the important questions it raises and the answers it provides concerning what is fundamental to human nature and psychological well-being, and what is needed to promote, maintain, and restore mental and emotional well-being. But its success also has to do with Maslow's unique ability to convey difficult philosophical concepts with passion, precision, and clarity, and, through the power of his words, to ignite in readers a sense of creative joy and wholeness toward which we, as beings capable of self-actualization, strive.--From publisher description.

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