Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a hierarchy of basic needs, in which each lever must be accmplished before progressing on to acheiving the next level.
At the bottom lies the most basic needs, including food, water, and shelter. Then comes things like security and stability to keep the person feeling safe. The middle of the hierarchy deals with love relationships including friends and family. Next is Self-Esteem, which involves achievement and respect. And finally, Self Actualization is the completion of the hierarchy, which means that the person has reached their full potential.
All of the surgeons at Seattle Grace have made it at least past the second level, but only a lucky few appear to have made it all the way to the top. An example of someone who has achieved self actualization would now be Meredith Grey. Meredith has come to terms with her family, even with all the issues that came about; she has found someone she loves who loves her in return, mand they have created a wonderful life together for them and their beautiful daughter, Zola; and she is also now accomplished at work as she is now a very well known attending.
An example of someone who has not yet reached Self-Actualization is April Kepner. April failed her boards and was fired from Seattle Grace, before being re-hired after the plane crash. She has also not been able to get her love life with Jackson Avery under control, even struggling to keep it separate from their workplace. Once April figures out her romantic relationship with Avery and is able to pass her boards and Join the others as attending, she will be much closer to being able to reach the top level of Self-Actualization.
No comments:
Post a Comment