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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 8, 2007 - 03:58 AM
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs
Yes, his theory has a big importance in the educational psychology field. We can not deny it. But, is his theory totally true? How can you pass othersteps , if you can not actualize first step(Physiological needs: breating, food, water,SEX, sleep, homeostasis..) ? For exam. if someone has never sex in his/her life, then s/he will never reach last step "Self-actualization" ?
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 8, 2007 - 07:00 AM
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its really debateable...
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 9, 2007 - 12:22 AM
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i think it is not a theory at all.... to call some concept a theory it need to be verified in all conditions.....i think its better to call it a hypothsis....
but maslow has given a very useful concept which is used in all management and social development field even today. even i believe in it upto some extent.
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 9, 2007 - 02:30 AM
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Well, Just to add here...
Maslow's theory was not so rigid on th hiearchy of needs. Maslow also stated that at one point of time, we may have addressed different needs (in each level) to different extents.
Hence, we do not move towards fulfilling other needs ONLY after we have fufilled the first one. We might be striving to achieve all at one point of time. of course, all needs will not be fufilled completely at the same time.
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 9, 2007 - 07:01 PM
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Maslow's Hierarchy
I want to believe that at the time Maslow was talking about the needs Hierarchy he may have look at it from some angle that we not considering.
to say that he didnt make sense is to run away from the truth.
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 10, 2007 - 05:25 AM
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Shweta-sj wrote:
We might be striving to achieve all at one point of time. of course, all needs will not be fufilled completely at the same time.
Thanks for all your thoughts! 
Jamal, I don’t know how much true to call it a hypothsis... We know very well he has given a very useful, important concept on Humanistic Theory.
Shweta, yes time is the priority to fulfill all needs completely.
But, I can not understand one point, according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; Each level of the pyramid is dependent on the previous level. For example, a person does not feel the second need until the demands of the first have been satisfied. If our needs will not be fufilled completely, then we will never reach top of Maslow’s self actualization pyramid. 
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
May 15, 2007 - 09:54 AM
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well i dont think there is any thing about the sex,, as sex is not that very basic need instead of food, Shelter, safety, social needs, Maslow's Theory of need came to existance after Maslow felt the basic needs of employers in the organizations heirarchy, it doesnt have any relation to the sex or some thing like that,, it only means that a true manager should keep in mind the fulfillment of basic needs of his employers and nothing else.. and it is not imortant that a Manager should think of its employers sex need..and most importantly every need have equal importance,,
This post was edited on: 2007-05-15 at 09:58 AM by: Jalalzai
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
June 8, 2007 - 12:59 AM
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esraa wrote:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs
Yes, his theory has a big importance in the educational psychology field. We can not deny it. But, is his theory totally true? How can you pass othersteps , if you can not actualize first step(Physiological needs: breating, food, water,SEX, sleep, homeostasis..) ? For exam. if someone has never sex in his/her life, then s/he will never reach last step "Self-actualization" ?
Esra,
This is very nice discussiopn, and as a friend here said, it's debatable.
What I think is that, it is not always like "If one cannot realize his lower levels of needs, he/she can not satisfythe higher level needs", but i strongly believe that satisfying the lower level needs facilitate achieveing the dreams/goals in higher levels and achieveing self-actualization.
How do youthink friends?
Bests,
Mostafa
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
June 30, 2007 - 12:32 PM
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Dear all
it is no just about on the orgnizations ...it is about all aspects of life ,,,
(it is complicated cause the human being is complex thing )
regards
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
June 30, 2007 - 11:06 PM
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is questionable. We may consider it only as a theory because there are a lot of classic examples illustrating otherwise. If it argues that you cannot move up unless you fulfill the subsequent needs, I don't think thats is necessary. Well, a lot of successful people came from the depths of poverty. They are deprived of food, shelter, and other necessities. However, they were able to rise up regardless of their misfortune. You can self-actualized I think even without having everything. Besides, they are just material tings, all we really need is our principles and convictions in life in order to become self-fulfilled people.
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
July 1, 2007 - 01:46 AM
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nothing is perfect.same is the case with maslow theory.however i agree that self actualisation is the ultimate step that must be reached.
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
July 1, 2007 - 06:15 PM
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Physiological needs:
1.Air
2.Water
3.Food
4.sleep
5.Homeostasis
6.Procreation
This post was edited on: 2007-09-03 at 06:42 PM by: George C. Owens
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
August 12, 2007 - 04:46 AM
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hi there! I found this topic very interesting.
i am a nursing student and the Maslow's hierarchy of needs is one of the concept taught in one of our major subjects...
we have been debating this kind of issue and we resolved that probably not all that are listed is applicable to everyone and thus, if majority of the said needs are present, then one can go to the next phase.
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Re: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs...
September 3, 2007 - 04:38 PM
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Thank you all very much for the diffirent and valuable thoughts about the topic.. Maybe one day, one of us will improve Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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