Cordeta, Jwillyne Paye F.

11/09/18
MT 1 – 2 CPH

What is a Man?
a human being of either sex; a person. Man is a combination of his psychological,
biological and social natures, with every factor interacting with one another, and thus
influencing each other. Man has life, grows and matures in which he is considered as biologic;
he interacts with his surroundings, with similar beings like himself and those beings unlike
him, which makes him a social being.
How to understand Man?
• Atomistic Approach - Views man as an organism composed of different organ
systems, eachsystem composed of organs and each organ composed of tissue cells.

• Hollistic Approach - Views man as a whole organism with interrelated and

interdependent partsfunctioning to produce behavior unacceptable or acceptable to
him or society. Studies man in all aspect of his behavior and his relationship with
others in his environment. Provides a fundamental frame work on which one can base
his perception or observation of the total behavior of man.

Man as a biological being

Man is a living organism who from birth is destined to die. As he lives, he has
tocontend continually with the forces in his environment, be it friendly or hostile.
Theenvironment influenced man’s behavior as an individual.
In life, cellular behavior is the simplest functional unit. The cell is the basic unit or
building blocks of structure of all forms of plant and animal life. The human bodycomposed of
trillions of cells. Each of these cells carries out precise and specializedfunctions that
interweave harmoniously with the activities and functions of other cells inthe body.

• The subordinate system

is important in carrying out daily life activities that are vital tosurvival. Man’s feeling of well-
being each day depends on the condition on variousorgan system.As man enlarges his
interaction with his environment, his behavioral responses becomemore complex and
variable. It refers to the cell, organs and organ system found within the individual. The
subordinate system of man is necessary in carrying out daily activities which are vital to
survival.

• Superordinate system
provides man with necessary framework of relationship whichlinks him to the family, the
community and the society. Together with the other members of his family, he copes with
elements in his environment and his behavior isgreatly influenced by his relationships. It
refers to the family, community and society which consist of the bigger unit of man. This
provides man with the necessary framework of relationships which links him to the family,
community and society.

Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

It is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs,
often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.

Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to
needs higher up. From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological,
safety, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization.

The first level, at the bottom of the pyramid, consists of our short-term basic needs, also known
as physiological needs: food, water, warmth, sex.

The second level consists of longer-term safety needs: security, order, stability.
The third level represents the social need for affiliation, also known as “love and belonging”.
We want to be accepted by others around us. We want to have stable relationships.

The fourth level represents the need for esteem. Within our social groups we want to be
recognized and admired as individuals who accomplish things. We want prestige and power.

Almost at the top of the pyramid, self-actualization is the desire to experience ever deeper
fulfilment by realising (actualising) more and more of our human potential.

At the very top of the pyramid is the desire for self-transcendence — to experience, unite with
and serve that which is beyond the individual self: the unity of all being.
REFERENCES:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/63643968/Approaches-to-the-Study-of-Man
http://personalityspirituality.net/articles/the-hierarchy-of-human-needs-maslows-model-of-
motivation/
https://www.coachilla.co/blog/the-new-hierarchy-of-needs