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Application of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in a Historical Context: Case Studies of Four Prominent Figures
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi (South Campus), New Delhi, India
Department of Reproductive Biomedicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
- 1 Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi (South Campus), New Delhi, India
- 2 Department of Reproductive Biomedicine, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
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Abstract
Needs are all-pervasive. For Maslow, these were also innate. Being the basic drivers of behaviour, these have existed in an individual since time immemorial. This paper explores the application of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs at the individual level through case studies of four prominent historical figures. Through this analysis, it was found that the personalities could be arranged along a continuum of human functioning. The individual personalities displayed varying needs ranging from self-actualization to signs of metapathology. This dynamicity of human behaviour towards different and varying ends can be a potential source of newer insights furthering the cause of human development and evolution.
KeywordsMaslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsHumanistic PsychologyMetapathology
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