Maslow Flashcards
theory of maslow
holistic-dynamic theory
holistic-dynamic theory is also called
- humanistic theory
- transpersonal theory
- third force in psychology
- fourth force in personality
- needs theory
maslow’s view on motivation:
- holistic approach
- complex
- people are continually motivated by one need or another
whole person, not any single part or function is motivated
holistic approach of motivation
desire to move beyond ourselves
transcendence
hierarchy of needs (starting from the bottom)
- physiological needs
- safety needs
- love and belonging needs
- esteem needs
- self-actualization
four dimensions of needs
- conative needs
- cognitive needs
- aesthetic needs
- neurotic need
the five needs are _____ needs with each step representing a higher needs but one less basic to survival
conative needs
lower needs have _____ over higher needs
prepotency
- need for order and beauty
- unlike conative needs, depends on culture and the person
aesthetic needs
- have a striving or motivational character and called the basic needs
- willful striving
conative needs
- desire to know, to solve mysteries, to understand, to be curious
- need for curiosity and knowledge
cognitive needs
- unproductive pattern of relating to other people
- lead to stagnation and pathology
neurotic needs
neurotic needs are usually ___, a compensation for unsatisfied basic needs
reactive
- only need that can be completely satisfied or overly satisfied
- recurring in nature
physiological needs
cannot be overly satisfied
safety needs
includes some aspect of sex and human contact as well as the need to both give and receive love
love and belongingness needs
2 levels of esteem needs
- reputation
- self-esteem