Attaining self-actualization
Abraham Maslow, 1943, proposed Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The paper”A theory of human motivation,” tries to focus on the development stages of growth in human beings. The hierarchy is essential in management training, sociology research, and both secondary and higher psychology instruction. The needs are represented in a conceptual model of a pyramid, which shows the progress of growth. The foundational level is the psychological needs followed by safety needs, social belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualizations as sequential steps. Few people have been listed to achieve the highest level of the hierarchy of needs, self-actualization. The following description explains why there are few people in the most upper hierarchy.
When these needs are put into categories of needs, it is possible to classify the last four- self-esteem, belonging, safety needs, and psychological needs- into deficiency needs while self-actualization linked to growth needs. The reason why people find it hard to achieve self-actualization is that the growth needs are not rooted in a deficiency but rather from the zeal to have personal growth. The problems associated with life make a person revolve within the deficiency needs. Issues such as econi=omic hardships and relationships make one lag during a unidirectional motion. Also, having a solid and healthy foundation of deficiency needs is quite challenging to achieve. The little number of people who can cater to the basic needs and psychological needs can eventually attain self-fulfillment.
In conclusion, it is hard for one to satisfy all their needs and attain self-actualization. The dynamic and everchanging nature of life makes people who are striving to achieve self-actualization revolve around deficiency needs. Also, the number of people who are still facing economic constraints is so high due to poor wealth balance. Such a factor limits the process of availing basic needs.