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The work of Abraham Maslow occupies a central position in popular psychology and is the foundation upon which humanistic management models were first developed. This third edition of the landmark book first published in 1962 describes Dr. Maslow's theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs.

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A LARGER JURISDICTION FOR PSYCHOLOGY.

Introduction: Toward a Psychology of Health.

What Psychology Can Learn from the Existentialists.

GROWTH AND MOTIVATION.

Deficiency Motivation and Growth Motivation.

Defense and Growth.

The Need to Know and the Fear of Knowing.

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.

CREATIVENESS.

Creativity in Self-Actualizing People.

VALUES.

Psychological Data and Human Values.

Values, Growth, and Health.

Health as Transcendence of Environment.

FUTURE TASKS.

Some Basic Propositions of a Growth and Self-Actualization Psychology.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Additional Bibliography.

Index.

Toward a Psychology of Being

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 4 December 1998
      ISBN-13 9780471293095
      978-0471293095
      ISBN-10 0471293091
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      Psychological theory Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The work of Abraham Maslow occupies a central position in popular psychology and is the foundation upon which humanistic management models were first developed. This third edition of the landmark book first published in 1962 describes Dr. Maslow's theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs.

      Table of Contents
      A LARGER JURISDICTION FOR PSYCHOLOGY.

      Introduction: Toward a Psychology of Health.

      What Psychology Can Learn from the Existentialists.

      GROWTH AND MOTIVATION.

      Deficiency Motivation and Growth Motivation.

      Defense and Growth.

      The Need to Know and the Fear of Knowing.

      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.

      CREATIVENESS.

      Creativity in Self-Actualizing People.

      VALUES.

      Psychological Data and Human Values.

      Values, Growth, and Health.

      Health as Transcendence of Environment.

      FUTURE TASKS.

      Some Basic Propositions of a Growth and Self-Actualization Psychology.

      Appendices.

      Bibliography.

      Additional Bibliography.

      Index.

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