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Running Head: MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS 1

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Five Levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Physiological Needs

Physiological needs include essential things that are a must for the survival of an individual. They include shelter, air, food, clothing, and homeostatic processes such as excretion. A person needs to get these needs before moving on to the next one.

Safety Needs

The need for safety takes precedence after an individual has secured physiological needs. The different forms of safety needs include being free from physical harm, protection from domestic violence, and financial security.

Love Needs

Once one if secure, there is a need to be loved and taken care of by those around them. Love needs involve both sexual and non-sexual love. When an individual receives adequate love, they come more motivated in life.

Esteem Needs

Esteem needs to allow people to look for self-respect and admiration and not just love. Needs can be achieved by seeking glory and fame. Individuals want to recognized and respected for what they have achieved.

Self-Actualization

After one is satisfied with the four levels of needs, they now move to the highest level, self-actualization, which allows them to grow. This need will enable one to become what they want, depending on their capabilities.

Article Summaries

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: An Islamic Critique

The model of the hierarchy of needs by Abraham Maslow is pervasive according to existing studies. This article offers an in-depth description of the hierarchy and identifies current criticisms. The article author puts more concentration on missing emphasis on the spiritual aspect of human existence in Maslow's model. The research also explores reasons as to why the model needs to be commoditized. The model needs to be divorced from its substance and used merely as a commodity (Bouzenita & Boulanouar, 2016). It also criticizes the later changes made by Maslow on his model. The article also explains how the model can be used in marketing. It describes how the model is diversely received in the Muslim academic circles.

Adapting Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

In this research, the author is using Maslow's hierarchy of needs to explain the wellness initiatives among the people. In medical education for graduates, burnout harms the career of an individual and their wellbeing. This article uses the hierarchy to solve the issues caused by exhaustion. There are several causes of burnouts in medical students and healthcare providers; hence initiatives to combat this must be multifaceted (Hale et al., 2019). Maslow's needs can be used in developing a framework in medical education to help solve the burnout. The article authors refer to the existing studies to support their model.

References

Bouzenita, A. I., & Boulanouar, A. W. (2016). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: An Islamic critique. Intellectual Discourse, 24(1).

Hale, A. J., Ricotta, D. N., Freed, J., Smith, C. C., & Huang, G. C. (2019). Adapting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as a Framework for Resident Wellness. Teaching and Learning in medicine, 31(1), 109-118.