Describe Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs

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Essay

Describe Maslow's hierarchy of human needs.Cite studies demonstrating that meeting these needs is essential for optimal human life and development.

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Definitions:

Positive Outcomes

Favorable or beneficial results or effects of an action or situation.

Infants

Very young children, typically under one year of age, who are in the earliest stages of physical and cognitive development.

Behaviors

Behaviors are the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals in conjunction with their environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment.

Difficult Babies

A temperament category describing infants who are frequently fussy, hard to soothe, and often irregular in their feeding and sleeping patterns.