Maslow was one of the founders of two major trends in psychology: humanistic and transpersonal analysis.He believed that the theory of personality should take into account not only individual behavior but also the heights that can reach every individual.Maslow's needs are directly related to social and individual achievements of each person, such as love, mysticism, creativity and altruism.
Pyramid Maslow
Everyone wants to be healthy and feel comfortable, but Abraham Maslow believes that the person will be happy only if they are satisfied with all his needs.
to determine what people need, Abraham systematic analysis of motivations and needs.Maslow's pyramid - a human need, distributed in order of importance.
base of the pyramid - is basic human needs: water, food, sexual satisfaction, and other physiological needs.If for any reason a person can not meet the physiological needs, he will not go to a higher level in the hierarchy of the pyramid.
When a person stops thinking about the satisfaction of basic needs, it is able to think about other needs.
next stage - the need for security.Man must feel protected, to build and implement the plan, to dream and to work.If the need for security is not satisfied, then the person will ignore everything else, even hunger and thirst, just to make your life safe.
theory of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is that, when satisfied two basic stages, the person goes to the third and fourth level of the pyramid, in the area of the psychological needs.
Social significance
psychological needs of Maslow, become significant when we are satisfied and feel safe.Only then will people feel the desire to be loved and respected.To meet this need are different communities and the systems in which man strives to gain respect, to become an important member of the team or group.
next stage is the need to be recognized.The man is very important to respect others and the recognition of its value to society.If these requirements are not satisfied a man, he is looking for all possible ways to achieve social significance, sometimes forgetting about the basic needs.
self-realization and self-actualization
When all lower needs (Maslow) are satisfied, a person begins to think about his own importance in the world.It appears striving to improve and develop their skills and knowledge to become truly useful to the world, family, etc..Self-actualization - is a human desire to engage in the business for which it was created.If a person got to the highest level needs to meet all the previous ones, it will not feel happy if not engaged in favorite business.
We feel that something need, just when needs (Maslow) are not satisfied.Sometimes it is enough to determine which human needs are not satisfied, to solve some psychological problems.Therefore, it is worth considering whether taken into account all of our necessities of life, for example, as a percentage.Maslow lists the following average statistical figures: physiological needs - 85%;the need for security - 70%, the need for love and respect - 50 and 40%, self-actualization - 10%.
If your figures are below the above data, possibly in life you need to change something.
