<P> Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review . Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity . His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology, some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans . Maslow used the terms "physiological", "safety", "belonging and love", "esteem", "self - actualization", and "self - transcendence" to describe the pattern through which human motivations generally move . The goal of Maslow's Theory is to attain the sixth level or stage: self actualization needs . </P> <P> Maslow's theory was fully expressed in his 1954 book Motivation and Personality . The hierarchy remains a very popular framework in sociology research, management training and secondary and higher psychology instruction . </P>

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