Discussion: HUMAN NEEDS THEORY

Discussion: HUMAN NEEDS THEORY

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#35779 Topic: LEARNING THEORY Number of Pages: 3 (Double Spaced) Number of sources: 6 Writing Style: APA Type of document: Essay Academic Level:Master Category: Nursing Language Style: English (U.S.) Order Instructions: ATTACHED LEARNING THEORY . Associate what you have learned about the theories to this case study, and about your experience. A comparison of what you have learned from the case study to related theories you have studied: – HUMAN NEEDS THEORY – SOCIOLOGIC THEORY – NURSING THEORY Make sure to cite these theories in APA format. A comparison of the case study to your nursing practice, giving one or two examples from your nursing experience in which you might have applied a particular theory covered. ATTACHED ARE MY REFERENCES

Although the concepts of human needs, conflict, and peace are interrelated and affect all aspects of human life, academics and practitioners have usually addressed them in a rather fragmented manner. Human needs theories propose that all humans have certain basic universal needs and that when these are not met conflict is likely to occur. Abraham Maslow proposed a hierarchy of needs beginning with the need for food, water, and shelter followed by the need for safety and security, then belonging or love, self‐esteem and, finally, personal fulfillment and self‐actualization. Later in his life Maslow (1973) proposed self‐transcendence as a need above self‐actualization in the hierarchy of needs.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory in  proposed by  in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” in . Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans’ innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human , some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans. He then decided to create a classification system which reflected the universal needs of society as its base and then proceeding to more acquired emotions. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is used to study how humans intrinsically partake in behavioral . Maslow used the terms “physiological”, “safety”, “belonging and love”, “social needs” or “esteem”, and “” to describe the pattern through which human motivations generally move. This means that in order for motivation to occur at the next level, each level must be satisfied within the individual themselves. Furthermore, this theory is a key foundation in understanding how drive and motivation are correlated when discussing . Each of these individual levels contains a certain amount of internal sensation that must be met in order for an individual to complete their hierarchy. The goal in Maslow’s theory is to attain the fifth level or stage: self-actualization.