Maslow’s Human Needs - Exercise #2

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Maslow’s Human Needs - Exercise #2

Human Needs Activity 2: Exercise #2

Working in groups, discuss and answer the following questions:

1.     Does every human being have the right to reach the top of the Maslow pyramid?

____Yes,every one deserve that.

2.     Does every human being have the capability of reaching that level?

NO, because  some people have a lack of basic needs 

3.     What are the opportunities are needed to get to the higher level?

if you got the basic needs , you may reeach the higher level 

or if you are talented or gifited and have good environment. 

4.     What are the obstacles could stand in the way of reaching these levels?

_A lack of basic needs , bad environment  , Fear.

5.     What could you do to help others to reach the higher levels?

support them , motivate and inspire them.

Maslow’s Human Needs Pyramid - exercise #1

Human Needs Activity 1:

List the levels and specific Maslow’s human needs required by the following cases

Case	Level	Specific needs at each level
A child in a hospital	1/2	Health, To get well
A physically disabled person	2/3/4	Health/ family/resources / respect
A lonely poor old lady in Sri Lanka	1/2/3	basic needs / family / love / safety
A shy rich widow who has a loving family and friends but has not achieved much in life	4/5	confidence , passions / self esteem
A family trapped underground because of a bomb shell	1/2	Basic needs / safety
An orphaned child who was forced to work to make a living	1,2/3	basic needs/ love/ family
Physically and mentally abused person	1/2/3/4	basic needs / health / social interaction
A father who lost his job and has a family to support	2/3	employment  / family