People strive to be as good as they can be and to find meaning in their experiences”, and Abraham Maslow was the first to introduce the humanistic perspective(Friedman,2012). Maslow’s humanistic theory of personality states that individuals attain their full potential after going forth on a spiritual enlightenment, gain knowledge, or have a yearning to give out to the society. The three concepts Maslow use are: holistic-analytic approach, hierarch of needs, and self -actualization. Holistic theory focused on the whole of a person rather than trying to examine his or her parts (Friedman,2012) Thus, the hierarchy of needs includes the most basic and intuitive needs such as: food, sex, sleep, elimination, and shelter; whereas, self-actualizing focuses on accurate perception of reality as well as themselves and others (Friedman,2012). He also emphasizes on being understanding, not to dwell on outside stresses, and having good human
People strive to be as good as they can be and to find meaning in their experiences”, and Abraham Maslow was the first to introduce the humanistic perspective(Friedman,2012). Maslow’s humanistic theory of personality states that individuals attain their full potential after going forth on a spiritual enlightenment, gain knowledge, or have a yearning to give out to the society. The three concepts Maslow use are: holistic-analytic approach, hierarch of needs, and self -actualization. Holistic theory focused on the whole of a person rather than trying to examine his or her parts (Friedman,2012) Thus, the hierarchy of needs includes the most basic and intuitive needs such as: food, sex, sleep, elimination, and shelter; whereas, self-actualizing focuses on accurate perception of reality as well as themselves and others (Friedman,2012). He also emphasizes on being understanding, not to dwell on outside stresses, and having good human