Maslow And Allport Case Study Summary

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Case Studies: Maslow and Allport Maslow Case Study 17 Cindy is a four-year-old that has undergone great hurdles towards satisfying her basic needs according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (physiological, safety, belongingness and love, esteem needs, and need for self actualization.) She was raised only by her mother who is a drug addict and does not take care of her most basic needs as Cindy’s pediatrician noticed, such as bathing and how much formula the baby is given to gain the right amount of weight. The only person in her family that cares about her is the grandma, but there is only so much an old lady with severe arthritis can do to take care of the baby alone. One time, Cindy was very dehydrated and her mother still refused to take her to the hospital, preferring to spend her money on more drugs. Thus, Cindy has lacked basic physiological needs being met, such as water, food, and hygiene. While these needs were satisfied fully when she was placed in a foster family, as they provided nourishment, shelter, and bathed her, she still did not receive love and attention. Her needs of security and love were not provided at all as she was living in an unhealthy, chaotic environment (shootings for instance) and there was no affection for her. The consequences of all these needs not being met were that she …show more content…

Cardinal traits are usually rare and only include one dominant one per person. Central are usually 5-10 traits that can be used to describe a person in most situations, whereas secondary traits are subtle. In Monica’s case, her cardinal trait seems to be perfectionism which she applied to number crunching in her previous job and now in housekeeping matters. She is nearly OCD about keeping things perfect in the house and takes great pleasure in applying herself in this way. Secondary traits would include that she is humorous, has self insight, social, generous, talkative

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