People are motivated to behave in certain ways for various reasons, including external rewards or other people, as well as intrinsic drives that come from within. According to Maslow's theory of motivation, people are naturally driven to achieve self-actualization by meeting a hierarchy of needs from basic physiological and safety needs to more advanced needs for love, esteem and self-fulfillment. Maslow later added the concept of self-transcendence as focusing on things greater than oneself to reach one's highest potential and find life's meaning, though some criticize how useful his theory is.
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People Frequently Engage in a Certain Behaviour for a Number of Reasons
People are motivated to behave in certain ways for various reasons, including external rewards or other people, as well as intrinsic drives that come from within. According to Maslow's theory of motivation, people are naturally driven to achieve self-actualization by meeting a hierarchy of needs from basic physiological and safety needs to more advanced needs for love, esteem and self-fulfillment. Maslow later added the concept of self-transcendence as focusing on things greater than oneself to reach one's highest potential and find life's meaning, though some criticize how useful his theory is.
People are motivated to behave in certain ways for various reasons, including external rewards or other people, as well as intrinsic drives that come from within. According to Maslow's theory of motivation, people are naturally driven to achieve self-actualization by meeting a hierarchy of needs from basic physiological and safety needs to more advanced needs for love, esteem and self-fulfillment. Maslow later added the concept of self-transcendence as focusing on things greater than oneself to reach one's highest potential and find life's meaning, though some criticize how useful his theory is.
People frequently engage in a certain behaviour for a number of reasons.
Motivators can be other
people or outside sources, such as rewards. Intrinsic inspiration is a different kind of drive that comes from inside. People who have an innate drive will work harder and enjoy their successes more. People naturally want to get better and reach self-actualization, which Maslow says happens by gradually meeting a wide range of needs, from more complex ones like self-esteem, love, and belonging to simpler ones like food and safety. Maslow added the wish for self-transcendence to the idea. This is the idea that focusing on things bigger than oneself can help people reach their best level of growth and find their life's meaning. Some people have said that Maslow's theory isn't very useful, but a lot of people still think that it explains some basic things about human drive.