A Religious Person Who Has Taken a Vow of Celibacy

question 91

Multiple Choice

A religious person who has taken a vow of celibacy would not necessarily agree that physiological needs must be satisfied before self- actualization needs are addressed. What does this example say about Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

• A) The need for paradise overwhelms materialistic needs.
• B) The hierarchy is sometimes taken too literally and is often culture bound.
• C) The theory is accurate for higher needs, but doesn't seem to account well for more basic needs.
• D) Self- actualization is more a myth than it is an actual need.
• E) The theory is wrong.

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