Toward a Psychology of Being
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Toward a Psychology of Being is a seminal humanistic psychology book by Abraham Maslow that explores self-actualization and the realization of human potential.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| aim |
to describe characteristics of psychologically healthy individuals
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to explore conditions for realizing human potential ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Maslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
B-values
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growth motivation ⓘ hierarchy of needs ⓘ metamotivation ⓘ self-actualizing person ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | seminal work in humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| genre | humanistic psychology ⓘ |
| hasEdition | second edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on motivation and personality
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chapters on self-actualizing people ⓘ chapters on values and peak experiences ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
mental health professionals
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psychologists ⓘ students of psychology ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary psychotherapy
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human potential movement ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ transpersonal psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gestalt psychology
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existentialism ⓘ humanistic psychology movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | BF ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of being-values
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critique of behaviorism and psychoanalysis ⓘ systematic analysis of self-actualization ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
existential-humanistic
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humanistic ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1962
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1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Van Nostrand ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Motivation and Personality
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The Varieties of Religious Experience ⓘ
surface form:
Religions, Values, and Peak-Experiences
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| subject |
humanistic psychology
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surface form:
being-psychology
deficiency-psychology ⓘ human nature ⓘ human potential ⓘ motivation ⓘ peak experiences ⓘ personality ⓘ psychological health ⓘ self-actualization ⓘ values ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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