¶ … Maslow's work, specifically his hierarchy of needs theory that provided insight into basic human needs and a potential hierarchical structure of said needs. This is a great way to introduce Maslow's concept of self-actualization and helps the reader gain insight into the nature of the concept by addressing the background and theoretical framework. "The five needs that were originally enlisted were physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization. Maslow further expanded self-actualization into four needs, namely cognitive, aesthetic, self-actualization, and self-transcendence" (D'Souza & Gurin, 2016, p. 210). Although the information is a great addition to the introduction, there is no real development of thesis.
Literally for the entire paragraph, it is more of a regurgitation of information on Maslow's humanistic approach to development. Some of the lines even sound very similar from textbook descriptions of his work. The authors only begin to lean more towards their own examination of Maslow's concepts under the heading: A Sampling of Prominent Theories Correlated to Maslow's Self-Actualization Process. Here they provide five prominent theories they feel associate strongly with growth motivation and self-actualization.
They describe the theories as: "the Hindu stages of life, Erikson's theory of Psycho-social development, Freud's theory of the id, ego...
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