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== Motivational Theory ==

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However although unintended for management theories for motivation by Maslow; in practical terms if there is a manager with a small team of deflated workers, it's a little start, a 'so basic it might just help' theory that when a manager, whose head is full of figures and responsibilities that are so far away from the likes of arguments of principals and credibilities or science versus pyscho-babble, that when that manager thinks yes that might help! I'll put a drinks vendor in the office, or i'll put a security light up just by the exit where some workers stand at night waiting to be picked up, or lets have one to ones to address peoples goals, then that is when something as incorrect or not may just make that bit of a difference to peoples spirits, maybe even just for one day, but it could just add a bit of warmth to a usually cold, mundane place. That in that sense may just turn out to be more important to those people than even whether the earth go round the sun. On that day at least!

== images ==

== Energy Hierarchy link in the See also section. ==

I apologize if I'm completely missing something here, but I wonder, how is the Energy Hierarchy article link relevant in the "See also" section of an article about Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs?

== Criticisms ==

It should be obvious that Maslow ignored quite a few physical needs. First we need space - sufficient (at least) to fit our body. We also need not just "air" but air at a certain range of composition, temperature and pressure. Our need for some gravity is suggested by the bone loss experienced by astronauts on the ISS, but the extent of that need is unknown, while it has been well established that excessive force (gravity) will lead to adverse health effects and extremely high gravity will result in tidal forces which would be fatal. We also probably need a microbiome. And we need an environment with limited quantities of radiation of various sorts as well as limited amounts of toxic (carcinogenic, teratogenic, etc.) substances (in the case of toxics (etc.) not just amount, but 'availability' is also important.) The article fails to adequately define what a (physiological) "need" is. Does a zygote "need" the same things as a pre- or post- implantation embryo, a fetus, a neonate, a toddler, an adolescent, an adult, or a senior citizen? Obviously not. Is development (maturation) a need? I certainly do NOT want to increase my mass, but a newborn needs to grow, it seems to me. And there are various studies which demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that we need various types of stimulation and exercise (physical and "mental") to develop normally. I see none of these obvious "needs" mentioned here. We can only speculate what Maslow's norm was. If he based his findings on 1% of the population, then it follows that his norm may not be near the population medians (for instance, Einstein came from a wealthy (or at least well-to-do) family, as do a disproportionate fraction of over-achievers).) It is also stated that "sex instinct" is a "need" (the link redirects to libido). That is nonsense. Some people have zero interest in sex, others are willing to knowingly behave in highly risky ways to engage in sex. Sex instinct is not sex. I would expect Maslow meant engaging in sexual stimulation, erection, orgasm, possibly (male) ejaculation, but I have no idea if he would have included the female menstrual cycle, menses, or pregnancy and reproduction. What is the definition of "need"?[[Special:Contributions/71.31.149.188|71.31.149.188]] ([[User talk:71.31.149.188|talk]]) 18:29, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

You’ll need to find a source for criticisms if you want to include it in the page. See [[WP:NOR]] [[User:Bakert|Bakert]] ([[User talk:Bakert|talk]]) 02:02, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

== Love part of belonging or esteem ==

Did Maslow really include love in Belonging (being accepted as part of a group) rather than in Esteem (being worthy of affection and respect)? It seems more fitting to think of love as part of Esteem; as you can be accepted as part of a group without being loved, but Esteem implies love. [[User:LeapUK|LeapUK]] ([[User talk:LeapUK|talk]]) 05:52, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

See the image of maslow's hierarchy in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow

== Blackfoot? ==

This image offers a much clearer intuition for what the hierarchy includes. IMO, it's the best image for the hierarchy of needs out there and should be copied to this page, probably replacing one or both of the existing ones.

Apparently there are allegations that Maslow based the hierarchy on the beliefs of the [[Blackfoot]] people, with whom he spent much time and to whom he gave no credit.

Image "Simplified hierarchy of needs" (while very easy to understand) is pretty vague in defining what each tier actually contains. Image "Maslow's hierarchy of needs represented as a pyramid" is only useful for introducing the tiers of cognitive, aesthetic, and transcendence. [[User:Dlyubchik|Dlyubchik]] ([[User talk:Dlyubchik|talk]]) 18:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

http://mmiwontario.ca/images/Maslow%E2%80%99s%20Hierarchy%20Connected%20to%20Blackfoot%20Beliefs.pdf

:Hi [[User:Dlyubchik|Dlyubchik]], I agree! So I have put that image in this article. I also removed the second pyramid. Why show two pyramids? [[User:Lova Falk|Lova Falk]] ([[User talk:Lova Falk|talk]]) 07:07, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== RIGHTNEOUS of the original theory... this is NOT the original per MASLOW! ==

for example

Simply put: Maslow's highest level of needs was ...

How should this be presented within the article, if at all? [[User:DragonflySixtyseven|DS]] ([[User talk:DragonflySixtyseven|talk]]) 21:49, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

'''TOUCH WITH GOD'''. Which in recent years was changed to ...

: Bump! I just recently learned this too. It should definitely be represented here. [[User:bse3|bse3]] <span class="plainlinks">([[User talk:bse3|talk]] <b>·</b> [[Special:Contribs/bse3|contribs]] <b>·</b> [//xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/?username=bse3&project=en.wikipedia.org count] <b>·</b> [[Special:Log/bse3|logs]])</span> 20:08, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

'''"Touch with dinity"''' due to cultural shifts. Which then later was changed to ...

== so called "attachment theory" ==

'''"Self-realization"''' a downgraded word for spiritual development which has its main process as a "a-ha moment... getting to know... become aware of...". Now, on 2025 it has gotten downgraded even further to ...

'''HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!'''

''"attachment theory has since been extended to provide explanations of nearly all the human needs in Maslow's hierarchy, from sustenance and mating to group membership and justice.[19]"''

'''"Self-actualization"''' which leaves out the '''strive and fullfillment '''of the '''actual potential '''of one and very superficially orients only to '''''"download a new version from some source"''''' (the future A.I. totalitarian civilization). or just '''''"keep the pace of societal changes"'''''. Being this said, I don't see an adaptation to language, nor culture anymore, but a blunt twarting of the original wise insight of Maslow's simplification of strives and drives of humanity.

If that were so, wouldn't it have at least one word of explanation and so forth?? Please correct.<BR>----[[Special:Contributions/2602:306:CFCE:1EE0:A98E:B629:4FB:D8CA|2602:306:CFCE:1EE0:A98E:B629:4FB:D8CA]] ([[User talk:2602:306:CFCE:1EE0:A98E:B629:4FB:D8CA|talk]]) 14:03, 3 August 2019 (UTC)SillyMe

This is '''<u>NEGLECTION OF WISDOM</u>''' '''to the public'''. Not merit of Wikipedia. Shamefull to the librarians who keep downgrading the original theories of wise people.

: The references used here do not even support the connection to the topic, so I've removed it entirely. [[User:Iikigaii|Iikigaii]] ([[User talk:Iikigaii|talk]]) 20:50, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

What do you say? Have you read in a paper book the original Maslow's pyramide and its explanations?

== typo in the pyramid infographic ==

We are being deceived... Do we spread it further? [[Special:Contributions/190.200.39.90|190.200.39.90]] ([[User talk:190.200.39.90|talk]]) 23:16, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

The text embedded within the infographic says "physiolgical" instead of "physiological".

Noting it here since I don't know how to fix it. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maslow%27s_Hierarchy_of_Needs.jpg says I can't overwrite it.

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