Question

Answer with at least 2 sentences.

a) Abraham Maslow, an approach where hierarchical motivational needs and points out that before satisfying the needs of higher order and more complex first must meet some primary needs. How could one explain then that a person gives up having their basic needs (water, food, sleep, and sex) covered by a political or religious ideal?

b) What are emotions and what are their functions?

c) How can James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Schachter-Singer explain emotions?

Answer 1

Maslow's hierarchical theory is important to understand human motivation, however, it does not account cultural factors, religious beliefs and individual differences that may interfere with people's behavior and motivate them to act differently. For example, an ascetic person who has renounced worldly life, may not worry much about food and shelter even if the need is stronger, since he conditions himself to cultivate sameness to the dualities of life and focus upon his need to self-actualise. While food may satisfy a physiological need, it also serves an important social function in religious ceremonies and functions to bring people together and satisfy their need for sharing, belongingness, love, and affection. People may also use food to enhance their self-esteem by choosing what they eat or where they eat. Therefore, these intricate factors make it difficult to apply the theory in different contexts.

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