Maslow, Rogers & Humanism
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While studying the transition between basic needs and meta-needs (growth needs) in Abraham Maslow's 'Hierarchy of Needs Theory', if an individual intensely strives for intellectual curiosity, self-esteem, or self-actualization without satisfying their physiological and safety needs first, which conclusion regarding this psychological state would be considered most logical and authentic according to Maslow's theory?
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According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory, human motivation operates under a specific sequential arrangement in which physiological and safety needs, known as 'Deficiency Needs' (D-needs), take priority. Until these lower-level needs are satisfied to a certain degree, higher-level needs such as self-esteem and self-actualization, known as 'Growth Needs' (B-needs), generally do not direct an individual's behavior. Therefore, bypassing fundamental needs to pursue higher-level meta-needs contradicts the rigid foundational framework of the original theory.
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