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Motivational Theory

There has been a lot of argument as to the credibility or lack thereof, for this theory. However although unintended for management theories for motivation by Maslow; in practical terms if there is a manager with a small team of deflated workers, it's a little start, a 'so basic it might just help' theory that when a manager, whose head is full of figures and responsibilities that are so far away from the likes of arguments of principals and credibilities or science versus pyscho-babble, that when that manager thinks yes that might help! I'll put a drinks vendor in the office, or i'll put a security light up just by the exit where some workers stand at night waiting to be picked up, or lets have one to ones to address peoples goals, then that is when something as incorrect or not may just make that bit of a difference to peoples spirits, maybe even just for one day, but it could just add a bit of warmth to a usually cold, mundane place. That in that sense may just turn out to be more important to those people than even whether the earth go round the sun. On that day at least!

Energy Hierarchy link in the See also section.

I apologize if I'm completely missing something here, but I wonder, how is the Energy Hierarchy article link relevant in the "See also" section of an article about Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs?

Image again

I have reverted McGeddon's image changes. I disagree with the basic premise that File:Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.svg is more useful - to me the additional terms are rather difficult to read due to their small size, and I'm still not happy with the underlying OR issues that McGeddon acknowledged. Such details are better handled in the body of the article than in an image. Huon (talk) 00:10, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Full self-actualisation

It is an ideal, but is it even possible? Heff01 (talk) 05:48, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Definition of terms self actualisation

This last section of the article is misleading for the very fundamental reason that it does not provide a definition. I think it should start with an actual definition of self actualisation before moving on to critique the term as not properly conveying Maslow's intent. Generally this section is vaguely written and adds little to the article. If it cannot be improved I would suggest deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmcubed (talk • contribs) 10:46, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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"Physiological needs are the physical requirements for human survival"

"Maslow's hierarchy places sex in the physiological needs category along with food and breathing", but humans do not need to have sex to survive, as far as I know, no-ones ever died from lack of sex. 92.0.244.12 (talk) 22:01, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]