Comments on: THEORY OF HIERARCHY OF HUMAN NEEDS –ABRAHAM MASLOW http://rijubafna.com/2010/02/theory-of-hierarchy-of-human-needs-%e2%80%93abraham-maslow/ Sat, 19 May 2012 07:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Riju Bafna http://rijubafna.com/2010/02/theory-of-hierarchy-of-human-needs-%e2%80%93abraham-maslow/#comment-66 Riju Bafna Thu, 20 May 2010 16:04:18 +0000 http://rijubafna.com/?p=43#comment-66 Thanks Angad! Nice to see your views here. Thanks Angad! Nice to see your views here.

]]> By: Angad http://rijubafna.com/2010/02/theory-of-hierarchy-of-human-needs-%e2%80%93abraham-maslow/#comment-65 Angad Tue, 18 May 2010 22:45:13 +0000 http://rijubafna.com/?p=43#comment-65 Maslow's theory brought a refreshing change in psychology when it was published because it was a big departure from the other psychologists who were mainly interested in treating "diseases" like depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder etc etc. However, the theory is considered questionable by many psychologists because Maslow developed it and the criterion for "self-actualization" after reading biographies and considering people whom he regarded as successful. In purely scientific terms, such a methodology is questionable because it involves the self-selection bias. But nevertheless, the theory is quite useful because it tries to illicit hope by letting people know how to aim for something higher, rather than treating people after they are sick. Maslow’s theory brought a refreshing change in psychology when it was published because it was a big departure from the other psychologists who were mainly interested in treating “diseases” like depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder etc etc.

However, the theory is considered questionable by many psychologists because Maslow developed it and the criterion for “self-actualization” after reading biographies and considering people whom he regarded as successful. In purely scientific terms, such a methodology is questionable because it involves the self-selection bias.

But nevertheless, the theory is quite useful because it tries to illicit hope by letting people know how to aim for something higher, rather than treating people after they are sick.

]]> By: Riju Bafna http://rijubafna.com/2010/02/theory-of-hierarchy-of-human-needs-%e2%80%93abraham-maslow/#comment-63 Riju Bafna Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:16:48 +0000 http://rijubafna.com/?p=43#comment-63 It is 'Bhagavad Gita Timelessly Pertinent' by Surrinder Bir Kochar. Published in 2005. It is ‘Bhagavad Gita Timelessly Pertinent’ by Surrinder Bir Kochar. Published in 2005.

]]> By: sfauthor http://rijubafna.com/2010/02/theory-of-hierarchy-of-human-needs-%e2%80%93abraham-maslow/#comment-62 sfauthor Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:33:41 +0000 http://rijubafna.com/?p=43#comment-62 Nice posting. Do you know about this edition of the Gita? http://www.YogaVidya.com/gita.html Nice posting. Do you know about this edition of the Gita?

http://www.YogaVidya.com/gita.html

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