The Importance Of Personal Space

Personal space is a psychological boundary with the comfort levels of different individuals. Homo Sapiens had inherited a cognitive reasoning for the need of space. Personal space is necessary for physiological needs as well as biological needs. For this assignment, I used my live-in partner as a dependent variable and personal space as an independent variable. I also include his friends as an independent variable. My hypothesis: more eye contact occurs when personal space is invaded.
With my first round of personal space invasion I only included my partner. My living room has a seat that fits two, a large couch that fits four, and two single seats. I placed my furniture in a semicircle and then invited my boyfriend to play a video game killing

I had family visiting for dinner one evening. After we ate baked spaghetti, we sat in my living room. A conversation came up about race categories and such so I took the opportunity to discuss mitochondrial eve as well as the effects of vitamin d, folate, and melanin in the adaptation of our alleles. This discussion also included the equator and our geographical locations. My younger cousin grabbed my arm just to over talk me. When he grabbed my arm, he violated my personal space. I felt offensive and defensive at the same time. I felt the need to stand up and say, “I’m no longer comfortable with this conversation when it becomes physical”. I felt as if I were being attacked when my personal space was violated. I coped with this for a total of 3 days wondering why he felt the need to grab my

Physiological needs and biological needs have been studied and published by Abraham Harold Maslow. Maslow determined a hierarchy of these needs to consist of a five-stage model that can be divided into deficiency needs and growth needs. The first four levels are often referred to as deficiency needs and the top level is known as growth or being needs. Basic needs consist of food, water, warmth, and rest as our physiological needs. There are also safety needs as basic needs. The psychological needs consist of belongingness and love needs as well as the esteem needs. Self-fulfillment needs are met through self-actualization (McLeod, 2007). The need for food, water, shelter, and sleep are things I consider to be in my personal space. It is not comfortable for me to eat if someone is in my personal bubble. It is not comfortable to sleep with someone next to me. I cannot even share a bedroom with my partner of 15