Maslow: Holistic- Dynamic theory Flashcards
Maslow’s holistic-dynamic theory assumes that people are continually motivated by one or more needs, and that under the proper circumstances, they can reach a level of psychological health called
self- actualization
Five basic assumptions that Maslow’s Theory rests about motivation
- The whole organism is motivated at any on time
- Motivation is complex, and unconscious motives often underlie behavior
- people are continually motivated by one need or another
- people in different cultures are motivated by the same basic needs; and
- the basic needs can be arranged on a hierarchy
Maslow held that lower level needs have prepotency over higher level needs
Hierarchy of needs
Maslow’s hierarchy includes:
- physiological needs
- safety needs
- love and belonginess needs
- esteem needs
- self- actualization needs
Only by embracing such ___ as truth, beauty, oneness, justice, etc. can people achieve self- actualization
B-values
The five needs on Maslow’s hierarchy are ___.
conative needs
___ needs include a desire for beauty and order, and some people have much stronger aesthetic needs than do others
Aesthetic
_____ needs include the desire to know , to understand, and to be curious.
Cognitive
____ needs include a desire to dominate, to inflict pain, or to subject oneself to the will of another person.
Neurotic
In certain rare cases, the order of needs might be ____
reversed
For example, people’s inability to reach self-actualization results in ____; defined as an absence of values, a lack of fulfillment, and loss of meaning in life.
Metapathology
Maslow suggested that ______ needs are innately determined even though they can be modified by learning.
Instinctoid
One abnormal syndrome is the _____ _____, or fear of being or doing one’s best, a condition that all of us have to some extent
Jonah complex
