Aron Ralston was trapped in Blue John Crayon and unfortunately his right arm was pinned under an 800-pound boulder. Five days later, he made an astonishing decision to save himself - used a pocketknife to cut his right arm by himself and freed himself. Connect Aron’s story to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, Aron’s motivation was come from the bottom three columns of Maslow’s pyramid. First, he needed to satisfy hunger and thirst because he ran out of food and water (Physiological needs). Then, he needed to be safe and could love his future kid because he saw he was picking up his son in his dream which later drove him to find way to survive (Belongingness and love…
In 1975 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, there were ongoing tensions between two groups, GOONS and AIM (American Indian Movement), where GOONS were hired by a tribal chairman to get rid of AIM. GOONS were often helped by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by giving them information about AIM and turning a blind eye to the large amount of crimes GOONS was committing. A family asked Leonard Peltier, an Aim leader, to protect them from targeted violence so a group of AIM followers settled at the family’s house. From here, two FBI agents followed a car to the house, shots were heard, and a shootout began, resulting in the death of those agents and a Native American. The Native Americans initial reaction of fear to unfamiliar cars driven by the two FBI agents was probably a conditioned response by the fact that GOONs could have previously surprise attacked and the Natives were unprepared.…
Maslow's Hierarchy has five levels that most people can relate to. Maslow's Hierarchy has levels that represent a goal which for fills one of our needs. The different levels include (in order) physiological, safety, love,self esteem,self actualization. Gathering Blue is a book by Lois Lowry that is fiction, it mostly talks about how Kira survives with no family. In the book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, the characters in the book can relate to Maslow's Hierarchy.…
Critically analyse how useful seminal and contemporary individual differences theories can be when making sense of a life event that you have personally experienced. This essay will explore and evaluate the utility of seminal and contemporary individual differences theories in explaining life events. In particular, the theories will be applied to my experience of spending 3 years as a ChildLine counsellor for the NSPCC. This was an experience in which I grew as an individual and motivation was crucial as at times it was psychologically challenging.…
The simple, elegant, hierarchy of Abraham Maslow is used to determine your level of motivation in life. Kira, Thomas, And Matt are characters in the book. Maslow's hierarchy is a demonstrative pyramid of the levels in life. In the novel Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, these three characters show a significant change of development Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy.…
She is not aware that her three little children need a healthy environment and proper interactions , that enable them to develop fully biologically and psychologically. If we have a closer look to all the stages portrayed by Maslow, we easily can say that Fiona didn't have the safety , the love and belonging or esteem necessary to become a responsible adult. . From the case description, it is clear that Fiona as a child, didn't receive the best care. She blames her mum for the hard times that she had to go through, declaring that her children enjoy a better lifestyle than she did as a child. Her early experiences, especially emotionally or affectively charged experiences with other humans, induce and organize the patterns of structural growth that result in the expanding functional…
Abraham Harold Maslow’s Self Actualization Theory Biography Abraham Harold Maslow was born April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the oldest of seven children. He came from a poor uneducated Jewish family, however they did believe in education. His whole life he was bullied and experienced a lot of racism and ethnic prejudice. He had no friends so books, reading, and learning became his only interest in life.…
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is the idea to include observations of humans' innate curiosity. Gathering Blue is a book written by Lois Lowry about a crippled girl who lives in a primitive society where people who are unable to work do not survive. Three characters in Gathering Blue can relate with Maslow's theory in many ways. Kira, a character in Gathering Blue, is forced to defend two strong instincts that no one else shares: creativity and compassion.…
Rudy and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow created a theory about how the human meets their needs. His theory contains five tiers that start at the physiological needs and continue up to self-actualization. Physiological needs are our most basic needs that get us through everyday life, such as food, water, shelter, and sleep. The next step is safety needs which is where we find security in life and is the last “basic” need. Next, we reach the need of belongingness and love, which is a psychological need rather than a physiological need.…
There are basic needs that every human being requires. The basic needs are shown through Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs, which describe the basic needs for human survival. It is shown in a pyramid that a person must fulfill one level of needs, in order to fulfill the next. The needs do not need to be mastered, just met. To live a completely fulfilled life, one must master all five needs.…
“The Glass Castle” The Glass Castle was a memoir that takes you on a very detailed journey of the events that occurred in Janette Walls life. In her lifetime her family faced many challenges and went through, what some might call, abnormal circumstances. Over an extended period of time she was homeless, hungry, and often socially isolated from her surrounding environment. The conditions the Wall’s children had to endure throughout the book were harsh and unfair.…
Human nature and belongingness are two interdependent factors. Belonging exists in human nature as a strong and inevitable feeling. Without belonging it is difficult for someone to identify himself or herself. The need of belonging can be found across all cultures and different types of people. Belonging uses mechanisms like shared mythologies, shared stories of origin, shared symbols in order to help people of community to develop the sense of social presence.…
• featured Felix Baumgartner in a record- breaking 128,000 feet jump from the earth’s stratosphere. The event was streamed live with viewers able to post comments via Twitter (2.14M Followers) and Facebook (46.5M Likes). Motorsports is another key focus for the company with its own very successful F1 racing team (Passport, 2013). • Buzz marketing, including handing out free samples at campuses and events where under 30s gather, is often used as a way of initially raising consumer awareness when entering new markets (Passport, 2013). •…
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Jasmine Edwards St. Johns River State College Abstract This research paper will be about psychologist Abraham Maslow. The paper will contain his theory which is the hierarchy of needs. The hierarchy of needs contains five tiers of the needs people have:1) psychological 2) safety and security 3) belonging and being loved 4) esteem needs 4) self-actualization.…
The Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a theory in which people use to motivate themselves to moving a step up in their life. Using this can make a person achieve certain needs. Sometimes making a list of things you think you need to achieve these goals and sticking with it. The list will consist of five steps physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs. Each of these play a great part in what is most important when it comes to living a life in which you want the best for yourself.…