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    The Hierarchy of needs theory is a formation of the needs of an individual person. Basically this hierarchy are based on five level which is classified into Physiological needs, Safety needs, Love/Belonging needs, Esteem needs and Self-actualization needs. It can be illustrated with a diagram 1.0 The Diagram of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs. This is diagram are has been developed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper of A Theory of Human Motivation which he subsequently extended to include his observation

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    symptoms” (Hoffman, 1988). Maslow’s most famous contribution to the field was his “Hierarchy of Needs”, which laid out a structured example of the needs that must be met prior to the achievement of self-actualization — achieving one’s full potential, (McLeod, 2007). One level of the pyramid can stand, only if the level beneath it is strong and resilient. If one of the lower, basic levels is removed, then self-actualization can never be achieved. Most often, the hierarchy is presented as a pyramid

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    Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs The story of the Sneetches, while appearing humorous and ridiculous at first, illustrates an interesting reality of our mental makeup as humans and the ways we interact with others. The story tells of fictional creatures known as sneetches. Some have stars on their bellies; others do not. The ones with the stars ostracize and discriminate against those without stars. Another character comes to the home of the Sneetches and attempts to make money by selling the starless

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    According to the humanistic psychological theory created by Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, there are several steps an individual must take before reaching their greatest potential, or “self-actualization” in ways which interpersonal communication fully support its cultivation. Based on Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, self-actualized people “have a deep feeling of empathy, sympathy, and compassion for human beings in general” (Stampoulos). They also do “not discriminate on the basis of

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    Maslow identified that employees have the motivation to achieve certain needs. Once these needs have been achieved the employee will seek to fulfil the next set of needs. The first set of needs are the physiological or biological needs. These needs include basic life needs such as: air, food, drink, water, shelter, warmth or sleep. By offering employees an extremely fair wage Waitrose employees are able to pay for their physiological needs such as food and shelter. Waitrose allows its employees

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    Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Demonstration The character Bell in the novel The Beauty and The Beast demonstrates Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory by starting at the physiological state and working through the pyramid. Belle shows a fluctuation of the needs in the physiological, safety and security, love and belonging, the self-esteem, and the self-actualization levels of Maslow’s theory. In this specific novel, Belle actually reaches the final level of Maslow’s theory, the self actualization.

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    Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has five simple tiers that each human being needs in their life. No one can have one without the other. In the Blind Side this is shown through out the movie. As Michael Oher goes through his life with the help from the Tuohy’s he is given each level of the tiers. The first level Michael must get to reach the next four is psychological needs. This is met when Lee Ann first takes Michael into their home and gives him a place to sleep and food. The next level is safety

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    Existence of Maslow’s Hierarchy Asha Aweys University of Missouri, Kansas City In everything living and existing, an individual is said to have not reached true happiness without accomplishing Maslow’s hierarchy. In Frankenstein, it is seen that the monster, Frankenstein seems close to achieving this goal of happiness. On the contrary, one of A Brave New World’s main character, Bernard Marx, seems to never find the happiness he wants and believes he deserves. Maslow’s hierarchy, originating

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    In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley describes a psychological series of events that appear to align with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid; a theory designed to demonstrate the development of human needs, with the bottom layer being the most basic of needs and the top layer displaying the more sophisticated ones. The most basic of needs, according to Maslow, are the physiological needs—such like food, water, warmth, and sleep, essentially what is necessary for survival—then come the

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    Maslow's hierarchy can be applied to every society, every village, every person. In Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry, a novel about a dystopian society, the main character Kira will create a better society for her people. Maslow's Hierarchy is the theory that all human beings have five levels of needs, starting with simple survival and all the way up to self actualization. Some characters move up on the pyramid but some stay the same. Vandara, a character in Gathering Blue, starts at physiological

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