Exercise 2

Human Needs Activity 2: Exercise 2

Working in groups, discuss and answer the following questions:

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

-Yes, they have the right.

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

No, because some of them have mental problem.

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

They must to work, live in a good environment and reach the first levels and then they can reach the higher level.

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

Safety needs, psychological needs and love needs.

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

Advise them, encouragement and motivation.  

Exercise 1

Human Needs Activity 1: Exercise 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 hospital	2,3	Health and social interaction
A physically disable person	1,2,3,4,5	Health, security, social interaction, confidence and passions
A lonely old poor lady in Sri lanka	2,3,4,5	Security, family, self-esteem and creativity
A shy rich widow who has a loving family and friends but has not achieved much in life	4,5	Creativity and achieve much
A family trapped underground because of a bomb shell	2	Security
An orphan child who was forced to work to make a living	4,5	Support, problem solving and creativity
Physically and mentally abused person	1,2	Food ,water, health, safety and sleep
A father who lost his job and has a family to support	2,3,4,5	problem solving, support, health and creativity