Maslow Hierarchy Of Needs: Case Study

One famous psychology scientist that goes by the name of, Julian Rotter, studied influential behavior and he proposed that individuals differ a great deal in terms of where they place the responsibility that happens to them (Hock 190). Rotter’s findings concluded that people either have an external or internal locus of control for placing responsibility that occurs to them. External locus of control is indicated when when people interpret consequences of their behavior to be controlled by luck, fate, or powerful others (190). One person from the movie young at heart that demonstrates a high external locus of control is Joe. In the hospital, Joe told Bob Cilman, “The lord knows how long your going to be here” (Walker & George, 2007). This is external because outside forces such as the lord, or god, play a

Abraham Maslow, a researcher in psychology contributed to the field f science by analysis how motives are organized in a hierarchy and describes the formula for a healthy personality. The Maslow Hierarchy of Needs is a systematic arrangement of needs, according to priority, in which basic needs must be met before less basic needs are aroused. Many stages are arranged in the hierarchy; from progressively less basic needs are at the top of the pyramid, towards regression of lower needs that are not being satisfied at the bottom. The lowest stage on the pyramid, physiological needs, is defined as the most basic needs for dealing with the maintenance of the body, such as hunger, thirst, and so forth (Weiten, 2013). One of the individuals who achieved the need was Joe. He was brought to the hospital for immediate blood transfusion because his white blood count has significantly decreased, which could lead to infection. This is an example of physiological needs because going to the hospital is maintaining the human body, which is extremely necessary for survival (Walker & George,