Maslow’s Theory of Needs

Running Head: Maslow’s Theory of Needs
Theory of Needs of a Human Being

Maslow’s Theory of Needs 1
Part 1: Identify and explain which of Becky’s needs are not being met.
The present case is about a girl whose name is Becky and has just graduated from college.
The girl was quite enough as she lacked the self-confidence in her. Soon after the graduation,
Becky got her first job at a small clinic and her work place was close to the place where she
was putting up. At the work place, Becky was unable to cope with the work environment as it
was difficult for her to manage the work in the given period of time. Also, as the place where
she had started working was new to her, the need to be liked and appraised by her colleagues
was realised by her. To interact and maintain a good bonding with the office mates, Becky
thought of helping them whenever they required the help from her. After being working so
hard even for the extra shifts, the work of Becky could not impress her mentor with her
performance. Becky started feeling the absence of appreciation and respect while working
with the clinic. Moreover, it was getting harder for Becky with each passing day to manage
the time and stress at the work place. As per the Marlow’s theory of needs, it can be observed
that Becky’s social and self-esteem needs are being unmet in the present case (Poston, 2009).
As Becky was facing extreme anxiety and depression about her job, her social needs seem to
be unmet. Moreover, the fact that Becky could not maintain sound personal relationships with
her colleagues proved that she was lacking her social needs. Further, the disappointment from
her mentor made Becky feel lack of self-esteem needs as her work performance was not
appraised by her boss and therefore she felt lacking of motivation in her work-life. The
absence of these needs have also made Becky unable to meet her self-actualisation needs as
she could not recognise her own worth at her work place (Ryan & Deci, 2000).
Part 2: How does the interference with these needs affect Becky’s wellbeing?