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Human Needs

Human Needs. Needs are defined as a lack of something that is required or desired. Needs motivate the individual to behave or act so that the needs will be met if at all possible. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Developed by a psychologist named Abraham Maslow

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Human Needs

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  1. Human Needs Needs are defined as a lack of something that is required or desired. Needs motivate the individual to behave or act so that the needs will be met if at all possible

  2. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Developed by a psychologist named Abraham Maslow • Certain needs have priority over other needs • Lower needs must be met before an individual can strive for the higher needs

  3. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

  4. Physiological Needs • These are the basic needs required by everyone to sustain life • Food, water, oxygen, elimination of waste materials, protection from extreme temperatures • Sensory needs • If not met, a person may die

  5. Safety • Includes the need to be free from anxiety and fear and the need to feel secure in the environment • The need for order and routine and stablility

  6. New environment, divorce, job loss, disease, illness or injury can threaten an individual’s sense safety

  7. Love and Affection • Social acceptance, friendship, and love • The need to belong, to relate to others and win approval of others • Must be able to give and receive affection and love

  8. Sexuality • Sexuality is both a part of the need for love and affection as well as a physiological need • Sexuality is… • People’s feelings concerning their masculine or feminine natures • Their ability to give and receive love and affection • Their roles in reproduction of the species

  9. Sexuality • Sexuality involves a person’s feelings and attitudes, not just the person’s sexual relationships • Sexuality extends throughout the life cycle

  10. Esteem • Feeling important and worthwhile – includes respect, approval, appreciation • We engage in activities that bring achievement, success, and recognition • We gain self-confidence and begin to direct our actions toward becoming what we WANT to be

  11. Self-Actualization • Self-realization; obtaining our full potential; becoming confident, eager to express our beliefs, and willing to reach out to others to help them

  12. When needs are felt – we are motivated to act. If we are successful, we feel satisfaction, pleasure, fulfillment. If the needs are not met, we feel tension, and frustration,

  13. If several needs are felt at one time and individual must decide which is the strongest People feel needs at different levels of intensity As we grow older we learn more effective ways to meet our needs Needs

  14. To Meet Our Human Needs • We usually learn what works by trial-and-error • Direct methods v. Indirect methods

  15. Direct – work at meeting the need and obtaining satisfaction Hard work Realistic goals Evaluate the situation Cooperate with others Indirect Methods – work at reducing the need or relieving the tension and frustration created by the unmet needs. Need is still present, but its intensity decreases To Meet Our Human Needs

  16. Defense Mechanisms • Provides a method for maintaining self-esteem and relieving discomfort • Some use is helpful to cope with certain situations • Some is harmful(unhealthy) if substituted for more effective ways of dealing with situations

  17. Defense Mechanisms • Rationalization – using reasonable excuse or acceptable explanation for behavior in order to avoid the real reason or true motivation • Projection – placing the blame for one’s own actions or inadequacies on someone else or on circumstances rather than accepting the the responsibility for actions

  18. Defense Mechanisms • Displacement – transferring the feelings about one person to someone else – usually occurs because cannot direct the feelings towards the person who is responsible • Compensation – substitution of one goal for another goal in order to achieve success

  19. Defense Mechanisms • Daydreaming – dreamlike thought process that occurs when a person is awake. Provides means of escape when a person is not satisfied with reality • Repression – The transfer of unacceptable or painful ideas, feelings, and thoughts into the unconscious mind

  20. Defense Mechanisms • Denial – involves disbelief of an event or idea that is too frightening or shocking for a person to cope with • Withdrawal – • Cease to communicate • Remove themselves physically from a situation

  21. Defense Mechanisms • Minimization – trivializing significance on one’s behavior • Regression – resorting to earlier stage of life

  22. Defense Mechanisms • Reaction-formation – Act opposite to how you feel • Intellectualization – use of academic-type explanation to separate personal feelings from painful event

  23. Stress Reactions • Stress reactions develop when defense mechanisms are inadequate • Chronic complaining and demanding behavior • Agitation with manipulative behavior • Restlessness • Sleeplessness • Depression-be alert for potential suicide • Withdrawal

  24. To Meet the Needs of Others • Personalized healthcare focuses on the patient and meeting their needs and expectations

  25. Challenges • Meet the patient’s needs to the best of your ability • Set standards of excellence for yourself

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