Human Needs Activity 3:

Working in groups, discuss and answer the following questions:

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

Yes

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

Well no all because some of them lack the skills to reach that level.

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

Need to work hard in a steady pace, and they need the support and motivation from their family and friends.

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

Physiological problems, money problems, and safety problems.

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

 Advices, encouragement, motivation and donation.

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	2,3	health and family support
A physically disabled person	1,2,3,4,5	he need confidence and motivation, love and support from family and friends, security from being bullied
A lonely poor old lady in Sri Lanka	1,2,3	she need money to get food and water and a shelter and find a husband to share her life with and to protect her
A shy rich widow who has a loving family and friends but has not achieved much in life	4,5	find something she loves to do as a motivation and sets goals
A family trapped underground because of a bomb shell	1,2	very dangerous situation needs urgent care for the family and provide water and food if they are going to stay long trapped
An orphaned child who was forced to work to make a living	5,4	she needs friends to go back and share her life with them
Physically and mentally abused person	1,2,3	he need security from bullies and gain confidence to fight back
A father who lost his job and has a family to support	2,3,4,5	he need the money to keep the shelter and food