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Human Emotions can be Mapped into a Comprehensive Psychological Model

Psychologist Kurt Lewin said, “There’s nothing so practical as a good theory.” We agree. AgileBrain is built on a peer-reviewed, comprehensive model of human emotional needs.

This model accounts for every significant theory of motivation, including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Erickson’s Theory of Personality Development, Bowlby’s Attachment Theory, McClelland’s Needs for Achievement, Affiliation, and Power, Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow Theory, and Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development, among others.

Integrating Accepted Psychological Theory into a Unified Framework

AgileBrain is built on a peer-reviewed, comprehensive model of human emotion. The AgileBrain research team conducted an exhaustive review of the landscape of established psychological theories and derived the AgileBrain emotional needs framework from them.

Over 125 Years of Psychological Theory (Representative List)

William James

1890

Instinct Theory

Gordon Allport

1937

Trait / Dispositional Theory

Abraham Maslow

1943

Hierarchy of Needs

Karen Horney

1950

Neurotic Needs Theory

Karen Horney

1953, 1965, 1975

Needs for Achievement, Affiliation, Power

Lawrence Kohlberg

1958

Stages of Moral Development

Erik Erikson

1963

Theory of Psychosocial Development

John Bowlby & Mary Ainsworth

1969

Attachment Theory

Ellen Langer

1989

Need for Immersion and Mindfulness

Anthony Burrows

2011

Identity and Purpose Theory

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