Toward a Psychology of Being
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...Maslow (1968)ranked “love and belongingness needs” in the middle of his motivational hierarchy; that is, belongingness needs do not emerge until food, hunger, safety, and other basic needs are satisfied, but they take precedence over esteem and self-actualization....
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...The extensive literature aimed at defining positive psychological functioning includes such perspectives as Maslows (1968) conception of self-actualization, Rogerss (1961) view of the fully functioning person, Jungs (1933; Von Frenz, 1964) formulation of individuation, and Allports (1961) conception of maturity....
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...Maslow (1968) also proposed that people seek physical resources, then social resources, then psychological resources, in a hierarchical manner....
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...Clinical psychologists offer further descriptions of well-being through Maslows (1968)conception of self-actualization, Allports (1961)formulation of maturity, Rogers (1961)depiction of the fully functioning person, and Jungs (1933)account of individuation....
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...The same problem is found in Maslow's (1968) motivational theories....
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...The same problem is found in Maslow's (1968) motivational theories. Although he did not explicitly speak of the superior power of bad over good, he did propose that the most basic and primary motivations involve escaping from aversive states, such as hunger, deprivation, cold, and danger. The more positive motivations of seeking esteem, love, belongingness, and self-actualization only begin to direct behavior when the negative or deficiency (his term) motives have been satisfied. As with Wright's (1991) perception-based theory, Maslow's motivation-based theory can effectively explain why affect, cognition, and behavior give precedence to escaping the bad, insofar as these responses depend on motivation....
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