Exploring Personality Theories and Concepts
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Analyze the biological and humanistic approaches to personality.
Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs to discuss the extent to which growth needs influence personality formation.
Describe biological factors that influence the formation of personality.
Examine the relationship of biological factors to Maslow's theory of personality.
Explain the basic aspects of humanistic theory that are incompatible with biological explanations of personality.
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The solution essentially provides information, assistance and advise that tackles and provides answers to complete the task (see above) on biological and humanistic approaches that explore personality. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is discussed, while growth needs, biological factors and humanistic and biological theories are given focus. The solution contains 1,136 words, lists resources that can be used to further explore the topic and has an attached document-version which contains a sample 'Pyramid'.
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On Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
US Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed human needs are organized in a kind of hierarchy. There are those that are fundamental and the most basic - the foundation necessary for human beings to live. When these are achieved, one can move on through to the next level and each build on top of each other, like a pyramid. When one reaches the top of the pyramid, he proposes that one is on the path of self-actualization. Self-actualization is the ultimate goal - that stage when one is about to, or has already reached his potentials, his hopes and dreams. It is a stage when one's desires to achieve his goals, to become a particular 'person' is about to or has already been made 'real'. The image below (Wiki, Public, 2012) shows Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the 5 levels that build on top of each other side by side with what each level encompasses/entails:
(see attached Word Document version for the Pyramid chart)
Each level as shown above is pretty much self explanatory. Basically, human needs are ordered according to importance. As pictured in the needs Pyramid, the basics - breathing, food, water, sleep, homeostasis, sex & excretion comes first because it allows for the continuation of life in a human being. The next levels - Safety (employment, resources, morality, health, property), Love & Belonging (friendship, family, ...
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