What Is It That You Really Need?
Sometimes it seems as if we never get what we want But sometimes when we do
get what we want, we realize that it's not what we really want. That's because our wants
don't always match our needs. The solution to this problem is to try to understand and
satisfy our real needs
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and human and animal
behavior A lot of psychological research has been done about human needs and how
they should be satisfied Studies have shown that humans have basic needs that must
be consistently met Studies have also shown that there is an order of importance in
which these needs must be satisfied An individual's basic functional needs must be
satisfied before he or she can go on and meet other more creative and self-fulfilling
needs
Abraham Harold Maslow (1908-1970) was an important psychologist who became
famous for his studies regarding human needs and wants. He wrote two major works,
Motivation and Personality and Toward a Psychology of Being Maslow stressed that
basic needs must first be satisfied before a person is able to be creative or function
independently He created his famous hierarchy of needs theory, which separates
human needs into five layers Each layer in the hierarchy must be satisfied before a
person can proceed to the next layer The five layers of human needs, according to
Maslow are as follows
1 The physiological needs
2. The safety and security needs
3 The love and belonging needs
4 The esteem needs
5. Self-actualization
The Physiological Needs
The physiological needs include the basic requirements for physical survival, such as
arygen, water, protein, salt, sugar minerals and vitamins. Other physiological needs
include a proper body temperature and pH balance, physical activity, a lack of pain, and
adequate sleep
The Safety and Security Needs
These needs become relevant only after the physiological needs are largely satisfied
The person will then become increasingly interested in such things as being safe and
protected and having a stable life. He or she might also begin to need structure and
order
The Love and Belonging Needs
Once a person feeis reasonably secure in life and has his or her basic bodily needs
satisfied he or she wants to be a part of a community or group to have friends, and to
be in loving and caring relationships
The Esteem Needs
This level of needs has two components. The first covers a person's needs to be
respected by others and achieve fame attention, and dignity. The second component of
this level of needs covers a person's needs for self-respect, confidence, independence
Select all the correct answers
Which statements provide a corect objective summary of the passage?
O Maslow's hierarchy of needs helps people understand themselves in a new way
DPsychology is the branch of science that studies the mind and behavior
Maslow wrote two important books, Motivation and Personality and Toward a Psychology of Being
Humans can be confident and successful even if they are not eating and sleeping property.
Humans must attend to their basic needs before they are able to achieve higher level desires
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