Exercise #2

Human Needs Activity: 

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

Yes, people are equal and they all have the right to reach the top.

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

No, some human beings need to have the basic things such as food and water to reach that level.

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

You’ll need to be independent and you’ll have to care about the environment and yourself, also you will have to think more and achieve more.

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

Having a bad government, low self esteem, limited thinking, being careless.

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

Giving them what they need, telling them that they need to be in a better situation, helping them to produce more and having passion on what they do.

Exercise #1

Maslow's Human Needs Pyramid

Human Needs Activity 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 a hospital	1/2	Heath, to eat well
A physically disabled person	1/2/3/4	Social interactions, safety, respect by others, health
A lonely poor old lady in Sri Lanka	1/2/3	Food, Water, Health, Family, Social interactions
A shy rich widow who has a loving family and friends but has not achieved much in life	4/5	Self-esteem, confidence, creativity
A family trapped underground because of a bomb shell	1/2	Food, water, creating, safety
An orphaned child who was forced to work to make a living	1/2/3/4	Health, safety, family, repeat by others
Physically and mentally abused person	1/2/4	Sleep, safety, respect by others
A father who lost his job and has a family to support	2/4/5	Self-esteem, passion, creativity, problem solving, employment