Question

Do you agree that the normal physical changes with aging have the potential to affect the person at all levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

It is a theory of human motivation which is invented by an American psychologist Sir.Abraham Maslow in the year of 1943.He explaned the motivation of human is based on 5 levels which are compressed in a pyramid. Those levels are as follows,

1. Physiological needs
2. Safety needs
3. Love and belongings needs
4. Esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs

The normal physical changes with agingwill pottentialy affects these needs.

PHYSICAL NEEDS

• It is the lower need of te Maslow's hierachy theory.
• It includes the basic survival needs such as food and water,sufficient rest,clothing and shelter,overall health and reproduction.
• Due to aging there will be some changes in this needs which may cause the inability to te funtion of the body.

SAFTEY NEEDS

• It is the next lever atfer physiological needs.
• It includes protection from violence and theft,emotional stability and well-being,health security and financial secuirity.
• Due to the aging if there is an unhealthy stage which may demotivate the person.Eg: cancer will lose a person's confidence to live.

LOVE AND BELONGING NEEDS

• It is the third level of Maslow's hierarchy of need.
• It composed of friendship,family,intimacy and sence of connection.
• It means that the interpersonal relationship motivates the person, physical changes due to aging may cause some limitations to maintain an interpersonal relationship which will demotivate the person.

ESTEEM NEEDS

• After the love and belongings level is fullfilled the fourth level is esteem needs which may include confidence,achievements,respect of others etc.
• Need for respect and reputation is most important for a person.
• The physical changes during aging may affect this level Eg: Once after a police man has retired from his job he may not be getting the respct in the same way that he got in past, it may demotivate him and he may express this motivation by  withdrawing from the society.

SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEEDS

• It is the fifth level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes self-fullfillment needs such as morality,creativity,spontaneity, and acceptance.
• It shows thet peoples are always not motivated to work by security or money,As each individuals is unique,the motivation for self actualisation leads people in different directions.Eg: creative works.
• The physical changes of aging a person may demotivate a person from his creative work due to the vision related problems.