Human Motivational Behavior: From West and Islamic Perspective

Fakhri Sungit,Syarul Azman Shaharuddin,Abur Hamdi Usman,Mariam Abd Majid

doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s1p106

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Abstract

This article discusses on human motivational behavior from the perspective of western and Islam. According to some Western psychologists, the aspects of physiology, biology, psychosocial, biosociopsychology are among the factors that drive the behavior of human, while according to Islam, the needs of body and soul as basic of human creation have implications for human behavior. By adopting documentation method and comparative analysis, this article found that human behavior motivated by the needs of the body and the spirit, which comprises elements of al-nafs (soul), al-qalb (heart), al-bashirah (the mind’s eye view), and common sense proposition that was proven through naqli. There are similarities and differences of West and Islamic view related to psychological impulses of human behavior. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s1p106

Highlights

The drive human behavior is the focus in psychological discipline (Stern, 2000)
The objective of this paper is to present aspects of human motivational behavior according to the dictates of the Western world and Islam
There are two elements that affect to the human behavior, namely the thought element and the element of soul

Summary

Introduction

The drive human behavior is the focus in psychological discipline (Stern, 2000). Psychology defined as a discipline of study that examines the thoughts, lives and human behavior (Mahmood, 1992). The study of psychology explains that the behavior of an individual human being is influenced by two main domains: thought and spirit. The objective of this paper is to present aspects of human motivational behavior according to the dictates of the Western world and Islam. The results outcome should provide an important fact in order to understand in depth of human behavior. There are several contributions from this paper, such as; it contributes to the scholarly writing, to increase of exploration in understanding the human behavior, and to organize more new dynamic and strategic activities for the goodness of society and environment

Motivation of Human Behavior

Desires and Goal in Human’s Motivational Behavior

Self-sustaining stability

Fulfilling the Psychosocial Needs

To reach the self fulfillment

Achieving the targeted goals

Environment

To Achieve the Bio-psychosocial Goal

Religiosity Need

Conclusion