Deck 6: Maslow: Humanistic Perspective on Development

Question 1

The first four of Maslow's basic needs are referred to as ______________.

A) deficiency needs
B) esteem needs
C) growth needs
D) self-actualization

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Need for ________ includes esteem needs, love needs, and belongingness needs.

A) safety
B) self-actualization
C) psychological contentment
D) achievement

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Those self-actualization needs that are associated with truth, beauty, justice, and so on are referred to as _________.

A) safety needs
B) physiological needs
C) esteem needs
D) growth needs

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to Maslow's ____________________ theory, lower order needs must be satisfied before higher-level needs can be addressed.

A) esteem needs
B) growth needs
C) deficiency needs
D) hierarchy of needs

Question 5

Unsatisfied ____________________ needs come to dominate a person's life; everything is subordinated to efforts to satisfy them.

A) esteem
B) physiological
C) love and belongingness
D) self-actualization

Question 6

Once physiological and safety needs are met, people can turn to giving and receiving affection, building friendships, and establishing roots-in other words, to meeting ____________________ needs.

A) esteem
B) psychological
C) love and belongingness
D) self-actualization

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of self-actualized people?

A) They exercise sound judgment.
B) They accept themselves and others.
C) They avoid or ignore problems.
D) They display independence and creativity.

Question 8

According to Maslow's theory, the lower, more basic needs need not be satisfied before higher-level needs can be addressed.

Question 9

According to Maslow, if all the previous needs are satisfied, humans still experience feelings of discontent and restlessness unless they are doing what they believe they are uniquely suited to do.

Question 10

The great value of Maslow's work lies in its emphasis on psychologically healthy people.

Question 11

Unsatisfied physiological needs come to dominate a person's life; everything is subordinated to efforts to satisfy them.