A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a predictable, orderly world. For instance, injustice, unfairness or inconsistency in the parents seems to make a child feel anxious and unsafe. This attitude may not…

Quote by Abraham Maslow

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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up...

One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up...

During all my first twenty years, I was depressed, terribly unhappy, lonely, isolated (and self-rejecting).

During all my first twenty years, I was depressed, terribly unhappy, lonely, isolated (and self-rejecting).

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like...

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like...

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically...

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically...

I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in...

I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in...

Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able...

Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able...

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives...

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives...

It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything...

It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything...

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack...

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack...

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves...

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves...

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will...

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will...

One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up...

One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up...

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest...

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest...

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.

It is too simple to say 'man is basically good' or 'man is basically evil'....

It is too simple to say 'man is basically good' or 'man is basically evil'....

We may define therapy as a search for value.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I...

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I...