The tv show series Castle is an exaggeration and dramatization of an individual's underlying motivations in the workforce. In the first episode of Castle Flowers For Your Grave1, the protagonist Rick Castle is connected to a murder after a killer mimics techniques from his novel. At first glance one may assume that the episode only tackles partisan politics in the workplace, as the main character was only able to become a consultant on the case because he was good friends with mayor Robert Weldon who oversaw the 12th precinct of New York City. However, if one looks deeper into the story, the episode serves as the foundation for the storyline that is affected by the consistent relationship between the workforce and an individual's motivation
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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory: secondary needs consists of internal states; such as the desire for power, recognition, and love.2 These unsatisfied needs are connected to the workplace because they are the motivations of individuals who seek to satisfy these “deprived” needs. Realistically this relationship will be seen in the workplace as the natural reason why individuals go to work. Be it may a childhood trauma or experience, or even societal norms, there will always be motivations in the workplace. Most of the time these motivations are fueled by self actualization needs, not because of traumas or the need to exact revenge or to solve a mystery. However, these circumstances, as rare as they are, may occur and transcribe much like Castles plot, especially in the law enforcement field which famously is tied to many mysteries that still to this day leave investigators puzzled. Although there is often times motivations to work in a specific field, most of the time they are not deep psychological ties as the ones Castles protagonists have, and certainly these motivations will not in turn result in many of the outcomes realistically as in Castle. For example: Rick Castle was motivated by his childhood trauma and in turn used his job as a medium of therapeutic relief. He wrote mysteries novels in order to reflect his desire of solving the mystery in the woods, which led him to take decisions that put his life at risk multiple
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory: secondary needs consists of internal states; such as the desire for power, recognition, and love.2 These unsatisfied needs are connected to the workplace because they are the motivations of individuals who seek to satisfy these “deprived” needs. Realistically this relationship will be seen in the workplace as the natural reason why individuals go to work. Be it may a childhood trauma or experience, or even societal norms, there will always be motivations in the workplace. Most of the time these motivations are fueled by self actualization needs, not because of traumas or the need to exact revenge or to solve a mystery. However, these circumstances, as rare as they are, may occur and transcribe much like Castles plot, especially in the law enforcement field which famously is tied to many mysteries that still to this day leave investigators puzzled. Although there is often times motivations to work in a specific field, most of the time they are not deep psychological ties as the ones Castles protagonists have, and certainly these motivations will not in turn result in many of the outcomes realistically as in Castle. For example: Rick Castle was motivated by his childhood trauma and in turn used his job as a medium of therapeutic relief. He wrote mysteries novels in order to reflect his desire of solving the mystery in the woods, which led him to take decisions that put his life at risk multiple