Question

As the mother of two small children, Jen struggles to make ends meet on her minimum-wage job. After paying rent and child care expenses, there is sometimes not enough money left at the end of the month to pay the heating bill. More than once the family has gone without warmth on cold nights, and she and the kids have gone to bed hungry. Which of the five basic needs is Jen struggling to meet?

Answer 1

Physiological needs

Explanation:

The motivation theory was given by Maslow. He was humanistic. He has given a hierarchy related to the motivation needs. There are five basic needs but one cannot reach another level till the first need does not satisfied.

There are five needs are :

Physiological needs: These are the basic needs and the first need in the Maslow hierarchy. Without completing the first needs a person can not meet the next level. There are the basic needs that are crucial to a person's survival are water, air, food, and sleep. Maslow believes that these needs are very instinctive because all needs come after meeting first needs.

• Safety and security needs
• Social needs
• Esteem needs
• Self-actualizing needs