PSY 101 CUSTOM BUNDLE CP WS LL MOD 12E
PSY 101 CUSTOM BUNDLE CP WS LL MOD 12E
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ISBN: 9781319213350
Author: Myers
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 33, Problem 1MM
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To explain: The way in which Maslow’s hierarchy of needs support Journalist Dorothy Dix’s statement that nobody wants to kiss when they are hungry.

Concept introduction: Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed a hierarchy of needs for all the priorities of human beings. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a five-rank model of all needs and priorities.

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs shows that individuals give priority to survival needs first, social needs as second, and needs for esteem and purpose of life as third. The following is the hierarchy of needs Physiological needsàSafety needsà Belongingness and love needsà Esteem needs à Self-actualization needs à Self-transcendence needs. An individual feels hungry when there is a need for food. The need for food is physiological needs, a basic survival need. The desire to kiss is the sense of belongingness that falls in the rank of belongingness and love needs, only if the survival needs are satisfied. The individual seeks the next set of needs, the safety needs. After safety needs are satisfied, then the individual seeks belongingness and love needs. Therefore, hunger comes first and then the need to kiss.

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