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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

By Khan Key word; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs , Needs vs. Wants , Maslow's and Alderfer's Hierarchies , Self-actualization: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow (1954) presented his theory hierarchy of human needs based on two factors: first deficiency needs and second growth needs.  In deficiency needs, one must lower the need before moving to the next higher level.  When these needs of an individual satisfied, if in future at some point a deficiency is detected, the individual will remove the deficiency easily.  The first four levels of attribution are: Physiological: hunger, thirst, and comforts etc. Security: need of Safety and Security (out of danger) Belongingness: Love and Belongingness, affiliation with others, acceptance by others Esteem: Get approval and recognition from others for his achievement, and competency Self-actualization: It is the most important need. It means self-awareness, to know one’s own skills and weaknesses. The

Erik Erikson's Stages of personality Development

By Khan Key words; Multiple Theories in Psychology , Role of Heredity in personality development , Role of Environment in personality development ,   Role of Situations in personality development , Erik Erikson's Stages of personality Development Erik Erikson's Stages of personality Development Definition personality Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability. The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole (APA). Description Personality is combination of behaviors and attitudes that make a person a distinctive and unique person from others, and a behavior, attitudes of a person Personality is recognizable soon after the birth. A person personality has composed of several components: