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Abraham Maslow

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In full:
Abraham Harold Maslow
Also called:
Abraham H. Maslow
Born:
April 1, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.
Died:
June 8, 1970, Menlo Park, California (aged 62)
Subjects Of Study:
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self-actualization
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Abraham Maslow (born April 1, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 8, 1970, Menlo Park, California) was an American psychologist and philosopher best known for his self-actualization theory of psychology, which argued that the primary goal of psychotherapy should be the integration of the self. Maslow studied psychology at the University of Wisconsin and Gestalt psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York City before joining the faculty of Brooklyn College in 1937. In 1951 he became head of the psychology department at Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts), where he remained until 1969. Influenced by existentialist philosophers ...(100 of 208 words)

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