developed his hierarchy of needs to explain how human actions are motivated in order to achieve certain needs. When basic needs are fulfilled, a person moves to more advanced needs, or levels, illustrated in his model. As Maslow discusses in his hierarchy of needs, human will not reach full development when the progression of levels is prevented. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley reinforces the restrain of one’s full potential through the development of the creature who has been denied the need for belonging
Gathering Blue and Maslow’s hierarchy Being the best version of yourself can make you feel powerful, strong, and creative. Maslow's Hierarchy is a system of growth that can make you grow into a better person. Since the hierarchy is ordered from basic needs to the highest level of luxury, many people don’t even realize they are going through these changes. In the novel Gathering Blue, Kira, a girl who wants to save her village from the men who govern them, Christopher, Kira’s father who has conquered
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory that states that describes the stages of internal growth and development in humans; the theory states that the most basic and physical need must be fulfilled before emotional and psychological needs may be correctly addressed. A perfect example of this theory is when Frankenstein’s monster finds shelter in the hovel next to a cottage; by finding shelter and food, he fulfills his most basic needs and is able to become aware of his deeper needs of emotions and
did the loss of her dog tippy affect her development? As a young child, Marilyn had trouble making friends her age. The only friend she had was her dog Tippy. Everyday Tippy would eagerly await her arrival. One day when, Tippy is killed from an accident, Marilyn was startled by his death. This traumatic event affected her so much that she was inconsolable for weeks. This could have lead to Maslow’s safety need for protection. Individuals motivated by this need, include physical security, stability
population. He also only studied one child (Little Hans) when developing his theory of psychosexual development, and even then he only corresponded with the boy 's father by letter (Wilding, 2010). The humanistic approach was a reaction to Freuds theory, humanistic psychologists criticized his theory stating it was to pessimistic (McLeod, 2008). Humanistic theory emphasizes conscious awareness of needs, personal responsibility of the individual and choices (Lahey, 2009). Rogers and Maslow pointed their
The first theory to explain some of Ted's behavior is that of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs which focuses on describing the stages of growth in humans using the terms physiological, safety, belongingness, self esteem, self actualization and self transcendence. Ted had the necessities of life and shelter, and was therefore satisfied in his physiological and safety needs. He was respected in the community, so his belongingness and esteem needs were also met. He achieved full self actualization because he