Answer:
b) Ricky's need for belongingness is not being met.
Explanation:
Maslow proposed a theory based on a hierarchy of needs, this hierarchy is often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.
According to Maslow, needs lower down in the hierarchy need to be satisfied in order to focus in needs that are higher up in the pyramid.
The needs are:
- Physiological: refer to biological needs for human survival (food, warmth, sleep, etc)
- Safety needs: refer to protection from elements (security, order, stability)
- Love and belongingness needs: These has to do with the need for interpersonal relationships. (friendship, intimacy, love)
- Esteem needs: these needs refer to the need for respect or reputation (achievement, mastery, status).
- Self-actualization needs: Refer to realizing one own's potential and self-fulfillment. "To become everything one is capable of becoming"
According to the example, Ricky has a lavish home with an elaborate security system and he owns a luxurious car. <u>We can see that his safety needs (security) are being met.</u>
Also since he is a senior partner in a law firm with a luxurious car, <u>we can say that his esteem needs are being met too (achievement, status).</u>
However, <u>he lives alone and does not find the time to socialize, thus, there are no real interpersonal relationships in his life.</u>
We can conclude, based on this that Ricky's belongingness needs are not being fulfilled and this could explain his discontentment with life.
