Abraham Maslow
Drew the ladder of human needs.
A founder of humanistic psychology, known for the hierarchy of needs and the idea of self-actualization.
techniques
What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.
Who they were
Abraham Maslow asked a then-radical question: not what makes people sick, but what makes them thrive. He arranged human motivation as a hierarchy — from safety and belonging up to esteem and, at the peak, self-actualization. He studied the healthiest people he could find and described their peak experiences of awe, wholeness and joy.
Famous books
What they left on the shelf
Terms they cared about
Ideas worth knowing
Their techniques
How the work was done
Their big idea
Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow arranged human motivation as an ascending order, from basic needs for safety and belonging toward esteem and, at the summit, self-actualization. Once the lower needs are met, people reach toward becoming all they are capable of being.
The approach they founded
Person-Centered Therapy
You hold your own answers. The therapist offers warmth, genuineness and deep acceptance so they can surface.
Questions in their spirit
What they’d ask you
Sit with one. Answer online, or in the app.
Carry the idea forward
Maslow — What they’d ask you
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.