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A 4 page paper that explains and discusses Maslow's hierarch of needs, including self-actualization and self-transcendence. 1 Illustration, Maslow's pyramid, is included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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1953, is the most-often-cited theory in motivation literature. The model is generally illustrated as a pyramid, each level represents specific needs that must be satisfied before the next higher level
becomes important to the individual (Kotze, 2004; Inman, 2000; Huitt, 2004). Individuals are motivated to satisfy the different types of needs, some of which are more powerful or more prepotent
than others (Kotze, 2004). Until the most pressing needs are satisfied, other needs will have little or no effect on the person (Kotze, 2004). Maslow identified deficiency needs and growth
needs (Huitt, 2004). The first four levels represent deficiency needs (Huitt, 2004). In his original schema, Maslow identified only one growth need, self-actualization, but he later incorporated two others levels
before self-actualization and one level beyond self-actualization (Huitt, 2004). The pyramid begins at the bottom rung with the most pressing, or most prepotent, needs and progresses up to the
least prepotent needs: 1. Physiological Needs are survival needs such as hunger, thirst, rest, sex, love (Maslow, 1954l Kotze, 2004). 2. Safety Needs, such as the need for physical
safety and the need for psychological security (Kotze, 2004). 3. Belonging Needs refer to affiliation, acceptance, and being a part of something (Kotze, 2004). 4. Esteem Needs refer
to self-respect, respect from others, being recognized (Kotze, 2004). 5. Cognitive, the need for cognitive growth, knowing, understanding and exploring (Huitt, 2004). 6. Aesthetic, the need for beauty,
order and symmetry (Huitt, 2004). 7. Self-actualization is a plateau not all people reach. At this level, all other needs have been satisfied, the individual is reaching their maximum potential
(Kotze, 2004). It refers to the desire for self-fulfillment (Kotze, 2004). 8. Self-transcendence is the need to "connect to something beyond the ego or to help others find self-fulfillment and
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