Speech Final Exam
Question # 3- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: 5 photographs
SELF- ACTUALIZATION: Realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Human motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through personal growth. Maslow described self-actualized people as those who were fulfilled and doing all they were capable of.
SELF-ESTEEM: Achievement, mastery, independence, status, dominance, prestige, managerial responsibility. When considering self-esteem, it is important to note that both high and low levels can be emotionally and socially harmful for the individual. Indeed it is thought an optimum level of self-esteem lies in the middle of the continuum. Individuals operating within this range are thought to be more socially dominant within relationships. BELONGING/LOVE: Work group, family, affection, relationships. According to Maslow, humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance among their social groups, regardless if these groups are large or small. Humans need to love and be loved – both sexually and non-sexually – by others. Many people become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety, and clinical depression in the absence of this love or belonging element. This need for belonging may overcome the physiological and security needs, depending on the strength of the peer pressure. SAFETY: Protection from elements, security, order, law, limits, stability. Safety and Security needs include: personal, financial, health and well-being, safety net against accidents/illness and their adverse impacts. The individual's safety