Introduction

CDP class six topic name Abraham Maslow need of hierarchy Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory this basically says Maslow questions come from this in a twisted way if not asked directly then it will be asked in a twisted way otherwise it will be asked directly he has told five levels which are updated there are five levels what is the first level it says that according to need a person is motivated that means today you have the need of this level we have also seen motivation cycle also starts from need only if these needs get fulfilled then the need of the second level will come then you will go to the third level then you will go to the fourth level then you will go to the fifth level you must have seen in childhood any smallest thing you would have wanted then after that need did not stop there you moved to the next level okay so this is a very lovely theory if you understand this then to some extent life can be understood.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory

If we talk about physiological needs this is the first stage and it says that it cannot happen that you jump and the needs of the first level are not fulfilled and you reach the fourth or reach the third okay so in this proper steps are followed hierarchy means in decreasing to increasing order that is in increasing order you are going up first you will fulfill the need of one level then the second then the third it will not happen that by jumping you directly reached the fifth.

Physiological Needs (First Level)

So what is the first level of need physiological needs physical needs physical needs which are your survival needs without which you cannot live if you do not get food you do not get grains you do not get water then what will happen you will not be able to survive if you do not get sleep you will not be able to survive do not sleep for two weeks you will find out survival needs means on the basis of which we are able to survive our physical needs the needs of our body okay what can they be:

• air
• water
• food
• sleep
• reproduction is also included as a need
• clothing
• basic a place to sleep at least you are not sleeping in the jungle

These are our basic physical needs okay right food clothing shelter type that it gets fulfilled from where it is getting fulfilled what quality of food is being received what is being received is not known but yes if it gets fulfilled it can be different for everyone okay a person who is begging on the road and eating he does not see what the quality of food is he got food in that he will feel a little satisfied.

So what are physiological needs our survival needs that we survive if here there is no food in the stomach if for two days food has not been received then I may not be able to think about class or it may become difficult to even think maybe it can also happen because there is internal motivation but it is rare so overall it is said a hungry person cannot worship take your rosary people do not even remember God until there is food in the stomach right all the knowledge of the world comes only when the stomach is full right so when the stomach is full then all other problems love affection worldly matters everything comes to mind.

So what is this these are our physiological needs our physical needs in which air water food sleep reproduction clothing all these things are there okay but it is not that without reproduction you cannot survive then it will become a different story there is no need to understand it in that detail here this much is enough.

Safety Needs (Second Level)

Now comes the second level of needs when you got food water grains a place to sleep got clothes got two times food then your safety need will arise you will become aware that how long will this continue now food water grains everything is there okay and you are living somewhere but you want to feel security now you went to the next level of need that you have safety needs that some money should also be in the bank the house should not be such that someone pushes and removes you tomorrow so at least I have my own house or even if I am on rent I am living in a way that tomorrow no one will remove me I will have a job.

On this safety need many of you might be running otherwise you can afford internet many people might be teaching tuition many people might be teaching in private schools many people are doing many works but that safety may not be felt at that level many times we do not feel it psychologically and many times truly also we have safety needs.

So personal security can be brother make an FD if any problem comes right if any problem comes then we have a backup there should be bank balance money okay there should be more than two employment employment means we have a job okay resources means we have some resources for health you got health insurance done or the government will solve all your health problems if you get employed in Delhi in Kendriya Vidyalaya etc property to some extent means all these give us a sense of security that in difficulty pain problem these things will be there so these are safety needs we go outside a lion should not eat us so we try to live in such a place where there is safety.

Coming to next that is okay one more question comes that Captain Vikram Batra risked his life to save someone else or he took such an action in which there was danger to him so which needs did he surpass or bypass so that was his safety needs right what were safety needs if there is talk of surpassing needs then safety needs and such people who even risk their lives because they feel that what they are doing they are made for that so they are in self actualization so self actualization is there but which needs were bypassed so he ignored safety needs at that time we can say.

Physiological Needs in Practice (Midday Meal Scheme)

When we talk about physiological needs then one question comes one is your midday meal scheme which started in 1995 midday meal started in 1995 its name has also been changed recently if we talk about midday meal that you give mid day meal to children you see in schools in government schools it is available what is the reason child does not have food at home now his parents will say work with us do labor what will you do by going to school first there should be food in the stomach.

So the government said that one thing we do their physical needs are not getting fulfilled means behind this the objective of government whoever made policies must have been that if physiological needs of a person are not fulfilled if there is no food in the stomach then what story will he come to read why will he come to school so midday meal facility was started that at least come to eat food one attendance will increase second what will happen physiological needs will be fulfilled then rest of the world will be understood.

At the time when you feel hungry or thirsty even if you have gold lying you will not eat it you will need water then right so if we talk then the start of midday meal scheme is on the basis of fulfillment of physical needs it is for completion of physiological needs.

If we see another question comes a mother sold her child because she had not eaten for so many days this is an extreme case so if we see this then because of which needs this would have happened so physiological needs were not being fulfilled so this would have happened now we will not divide this into right and wrong here overall the thing is that human sometimes becomes a dangerous animal but leave it let us move ahead understand.

So we talked about safety needs we talked about physiological needs midday meal scheme and the example we just took that question comes that a mother sold her child why because physical needs were not being fulfilled okay yes you will get 30 out of 30 why are we studying so much otherwise we would finish in one session why take tension.

Love and Belongingness (Third Level)

Love and belongingness now when your stomach is full you feel that okay tomorrow lion will not eat or I will get food somehow recharge will happen then in your mind a need arises of love and belongingness when there is food water grains safety everything then you feel that to stay alive one meeting is also necessary okay so what is this love and belong love and belongingness need of love and belonging okay.

Now in this intimacy can come in this intimacy can come means:

• your romantic relationships can come
• your family can come
• in this your friends can come
• friendship from wherever you feel a sense of belonging

Because human is a social animal again so if we talk it does not happen that you are just given food water everything and locked in a room it will not work your safety security everything is ensured you have food drink place to sleep everything but love and belonging then you will need because we want to belong somewhere and someone should belong with us we like this.

So what is this these are our love and belongingness needs which come at third level when the stomach is full recharge parents get done okay so friendship intimacy means romantic relationships family marriage and all sense of connection that we feel a sense of connection from anywhere it can be from you to me from me to you from some family member from some friend and romantic relationships also come here.

So all of you are after getting me married the reason may be that you feel my other needs are fulfilled now only marriage remains as the purpose of life okay anyway I am joking do not make the session too serious otherwise it will become very heavy.

If we talk then love and belonging is just that you want to form a connection you like connecting with people or you feel that there should be four people in life or two people in life on whom I can count I know that even if the world is ending these people will at least be there although finding such people nowadays is very difficult but again what can be done let us move ahead.

Esteem Needs (Fourth Level)

When your these needs get fulfilled then you come to the fourth level what is the fourth level esteem needs now we want full respect okay means self esteem needs are there need of respect okay food water grains are received physical needs are fulfilled we are alive survival is happening if we talk about safety needs safety needs are also done love and belonging is also done now full respect is also needed four people should know in society four people should give respect right.

How are you talking to elders we are older than you we have seen the world so that esteem need is shouting from inside screaming give us respect give us respect right so what is this:

• respect
• self esteem
• status

Earlier work was going fine but what did you do mortgaged father’s house and brought an iPhone right why for status just like that esteem needs were not being fulfilled dangerous people mix everything so what is this your status need that now clothes of 5000 are not enjoyable you want 50000 worth someone should write a brand name and I feel wow very good right.

What is this esteem need your marketing plays with these only these are sold to you if we talk about recognition need of identity strength that I am powerful also I have some power freedom freedom what is the use if you have everything and no freedom freedom here I will consider a very valid need right so what is this these are esteem needs.

Self-Actualization (Fifth Level)

Now when you cross all these the mess of the world then comes the fifth level need which is highest and very few people reach here otherwise in these only people keep playing and their life passes quietly they go and sleep in their grave or pyre whatever it is till death they keep playing very few people reach self actualization reach self realization desire to become the most that one can be that whatever is inside you the highest you can be you do that that is the work for which you are made you do that.

One day if someone feels like this then he leaves everything and goes in search of that for which he is made who am I what is my existence that means you have known yourself in a way in very rare cases this happens right so it is said in the case of Gautama Buddha you can say to some extent there are many types of people in this everyone can have their own things but yes here we assume that Gautama Buddha might have been self actualized okay.

So self realization means nowadays you see someone got a rank in UPSC resigned after some time and is doing something else because he must have felt that I am made for something else doing something else right so what is this desire to become the most one can be when I am connected with you when I am in teaching in learning then I feel yes this is what I am alive for right I feel alive so in pieces we get some things maybe okay I am not saying I am self actualized still a lot of life is left.

But yes we can say that this is your hierarchy of needs one level of your need is fulfilled you go to second then third then fourth and then highest level we can call them next level needs this much is clear now on self actualization need question same I told that Captain Vikram Batra one in that he even risked his life so in that actualization has a role that a person feels I am made for this thing if I do not do this then what will I do by living it is not that a person will think of suicide but it is that you know why you are in the world what is your purpose who are you who am I okay yes anyway we will move ahead.

Criticism of the Theory

You do not have to study criticism of all psychologists some person says tell criticism of all first of all you do not have to study all in CTET and among those also whose you have to study even their criticism you do not have to study.

If we talk about this criticism came to mind if you are saying then this theory is criticized on the basis that many times it has been seen that a person’s physiological needs are not fulfilled still he puts some other need ahead right you must have seen Padma Shri was given last year maybe there was a person who sold fruits there is some other person who is doing some other work so if seen even if physiological needs are barely being fulfilled still people go by jumping or if we talk about true saints in India it has been seen that whether physiological needs were fulfilled or not but they jumped so exceptions are always there.