Motivace a osobnost – Maslow Abraham H. (2021)

We will never fully understand human life if we do not take into account the highest aspirations of a person. Growth, self-actualization, striving for health, searching for identity and autonomy, the desire for perfection (and other ways to express the direction 'upward') should be regarded as widely spread and perhaps even universal human tendencies. In his book Motivation and Personality, Maslow presents a systematic theory and application of motivation and personality, which he derived from the synthesis of three approaches: holistic, dynamic, and cultural. He offers an expansion of our understanding of human personality by looking into the 'higher' levels of human nature. His theory is now cited not only in psychology but also in education, management, sociology, and many other humanities fields. Knowledge of it is fundamental to understanding human needs and values that allow a person 'to be strong enough and human enough to take control of their destiny.'