Oh, and Maslow's hirearchy of needs is actually quite a bit different then usually portrayed.
One of my teachers was actually a picked apprentice of Maslows. (My school actually had a lot of amazing teachers for some reason.)
The needs at the bottom aren't actually more important then the needs at the top. They're just the first on the list because more often then not, you need to meet them first.
Though,not always. It's a mistake that people have that they think you need to fufill the bottom needs before you fill the top ones. It's just more likely to be that way.
People in countries like Somalia where there is famine, and you definitly aren't filling your saftey needs. People still fall in love there. People still have respect for themselves and others.
A lot of criticism of Maslow actually stems from this, even though he never intended it for it to be taken as a definite roadmap.
Other little know facts
1) There is no such thing as a self actulized person. It's a state in which you float in and out of.
2) See's the effects of drugs as similiar, but ultimitly meaningless and hollow due to the lack of fundamentals to get there .
