Monday, June 20, 2005
Theory 'Z'
Theory 'Z' - Abraham Maslow
This is a refreshing change from the theory X of Freud, by a fellow psychologist, Abraham Maslow. Maslow totally rejects the dark and dingy Freudian basement and takes us out into the fresh, open, sunny and cheerful atmosphere. He holds that all the good qualities are inherent in people, at least, at birth, although later they are gradually lost.
The great sage Yajnavalkya explains in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad that by good works a man becomes holy, by evil works evil. A mans personality is the sum total of his works and that only his works survive a man at death. This is perhaps the essence of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, as it is more commonly know.
The basic human needs, according to Maslow, are:
- physiological needs (Lowest)
- safety needs;
- love needs;
- esteem needs; and
- self-actualization needs (Highest)
# posted by zemang @ 12:56 PM 
