Outcome 1.1 & 1.4

 What makes a family “healthy”?  Are the family relationships in The Family Stone healthy?

 first introduced in  Lowest levels = most basic needs.  Once these lower-level needs have been met, people can move on to the next level of needs.  Top levels = more complex needs.  Needs become increasingly psychological and social.

Physiological Needs Basic needs vital to survival: water, air, food, and sleep. Maslow believed all needs become secondary until these physiological needs are met.

Security Needs Needs for safety and security: steady employment, health insurance, safe neighbourhoods, and shelter from the environment. Important for survival Not as demanding as the physiological needs.

Social Needs Belonging, love, and affection. Relationships: friendships, romantic attachments, and families Fulfills the need for companionship and acceptance. Includes social, community, or religious involvement.

Esteem Needs These include the need for things that reflect on self-esteem, personal worth, social recognition, and accomplishment.

Self-actualizing Needs Highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Self-actualizing people are:  self-aware  concerned with personal growth  less concerned with the opinions of others  interested fulfilling their potential.

 How are families reflected in the hierarchy?  How does Maslow’s hierarchy define the roles and responsibilities of the family?

 Identify where you are on the hierarchy…note that you may have some or all of one stage, but not the next. Provide a rationale (how you know examples).  If you were to make a hierarchy for families instead of an individual what would you place at each level? Would there be 5? Less / More?