Abraham Maslow is someone I consider to be one of the most famous psychologists known to my generation today. Even if they've never studied psychology or participated in ASB, almost everyone has heard of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow's view of psychology was problem-centered and not method-centered, meaning that instead of focusing on the problem at hand rather than the method. At the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy is self-actualization. Traits of successful people include effective perception of reality, acceptance, spontaneity, autonomy, deep relationships, humor, standing on both sides of the dichotomy, strong ethics and values. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is shaped like a triangle, with the base at the bottom being very wide and the tip at the top. This shape has a purpose, not just an aesthetic appearance. Maslow believed that there were significant levels of needs on the path to self-actualization. These levels were like stepping stones, rather than levels within a game. Your place in the level can be varied, you do not have to complete a level entirely to move on to the next. The core level included the basic physiological needs of all life, such as food, water, sleep, and sex. The next levels, in ascending order, included respectively security needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs and finally self-actualization needs. Maslow knew, and it seems obvious, why the needs are in this order. If someone dies of starvation due to lack of food and water, he will not be saved by his own self-esteem, but only by his survival. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”?Get the original essay Being a documentary lover, when we started talking about Maslow's triangle, I thought of feral children. Feral children are children who have experienced isolation from an early age and who have had little or no human contact. This is a very rare and sad situation, but it has happened more than once. These foundlings were largely dogs. Most of these children die, but those who survive do not have all of their basic physiological needs nor most of their safety needs met. For more common examples of how Maslow's hierarchy of needs fits into daily life, I give two examples of people in my life. I have a roommate, let's call her Kayleigh. Kayleigh suffers from a disorder called panic disorder, an anxiety disorder characterized by a pattern of extreme panic attacks. Much of this disorder comes from the stress of not wanting another episode, which causes another. When it comes to physiological needs, most of them are met. She is able to eat and drink without stress. What I would bet on is that she doesn't always sleep well. Just recently he was given a new medication which caused seizures. This, on top of already being afraid of having this disorder, results in, I'm sure, less sleep than the normal "healthy" student. Because the levels function as stepping stones rather than actual levels, we move to the third level which corresponds to the needs of love and belonging. I know his parents and close family love him, as do I and my other roommates. Recently, her other friends she had before college haven't been very friendly towards her. Because of this, she sometimes feels alone and like she has no friends. We..