Analysis Of Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs shows us what humans are motivated to achieve after we fill our bellies. Once our basic needs are met, what then? The base of Maslow’s hierarchy being physiological needs, followed by safety, love and belongingness, esteem and lastly self-actualization. In this order we can see that as humans we will naturally take care of certain needs like the physiological need to eat or sleep over the need to feel loved. In the next coming paragraphs, I will create 5 different scenarios that describe each of the needs Maslow’s hierarchy details being met.

Physiological Need: Stacy has been cramming for her midterms in the library all day. She noticed she is feeling clammy and has developed a headache in the last hour. Her stomach has begun to rumble and her focus gets broader. She has just realized she needs to eat something bad. She runs
She thinks about it all the time as she grows tired and frustrated with her foster family. Courtney has always felt like an outsider to the world, never belonging to anything. She has tried to reach out to her parents but never hears anything back. Courtney has joined a club that meets every week to discuss the difficulties of growing up as a foster child. Courtney really likes her group and has made great friends that make her very happy.

Esteem: Ryan’s father has always seemed to love his other son Dylan more than him. Dylan has always been a great athlete and Ryan has never been all that interested. One summer Ryan was fed up with the attention that Dylan got, and decided to spend the summer working out and playing football in order to prove that he was better than Dylan. One Sunday afternoon during the halftime of the Minnesota Vikings game, Ryan went outside with Dylan and his father to throw the football. Ryan threw it so far that his dad and Dylan were very impressed and respected him a lot