What Are Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a triangle with five different stages and the triangle is split in half, the left side is External and the right side is Internal. The External Needs are professional (lives include things as careers) and the Internal needs are personal (lives are our physical and spiritual well-being, our values, and our personal relationships). The first four levels are known as deficiency needs and the top level is known as growth or being use. In The Pursuit of Happyness, a young man named Chris who can’t pay his bills, tries to find a job, and has to take care of his son Christopher. We will be using Chris out of the the movie, for Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to see what stages he struggles in or accomplishes. When a person …show more content…
This stage is where the character or person is able to have food and has a place to stay and the person also takes good care of their body. At this stage, Chris’ health isn’t very good in view of, the job he’s trying to get he doesn’t drink that much water. He doesn’t want to drink much water due to wasting time in the bathroom. With food and shelter, Chris and his son’s shelter isn’t very good, considering that Chris isn’t able to pay his rent and he got kicked out of his apartment and motel room. He is stuck at this level for a bit since he’s trying to find shelter and he doesn’t drink enough water during the day. The second level in Maslow’s Hierarchy is Security and …show more content…
This level is where those related to interaction with others, that may include family, friends, belonging to a group, and giving and receiving love. In this situation, Chris kind of has a family, there’s his son Christopher and girlfriend Linda. Yet his relationship with Linda is very healthy due to a lot of arguing and Chris wasn’t able to stay caught up on stuff. This lead to Linda leaving, finding a new job in New York. Chris also has a friend Wayne and he helps him find a place to stay. Chris also fights to keep his son and socializes in his job. The next level for Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is Esteem.
The External commitment is self-confidence and the Internal commitment is self-esteem. This level is where there’s self respect and achievement, also social status and recognition. This is where Chris learns to do his job better than everyone else considering that her doesn’t have to but he wants to do really good. He always feels like he is able to make himself do better, like his internship and taking good care of his son. Also he has to give all of him to satisfy himself and strives to do the best he can do for him and his son. Going into the last level, it’s