- these are motive essential for the survival of man for its existence
- need for hunger
- hunger is necessary in order for the person to feel the need to take food in the stomach
- hunger is cyclical because after a certain period of time that satisfaction is achieved, the individual will experience the need for food again
- hunger is also usually caused by the depletion of food in the stomach and would send sensory messages in the brain
- need for thirst
- water is a life supporting need, without water, dehydration may occur
- thirst is necessary in order for the body to recognize the need to take in water
- need for sleep and rest
- rest is both physical and mental need
- people need to rest in order to replenish cells damaged due to day’s activities and at the same time prevent fatigue and boredom
- the younger the individual, the more period of rest is necessary compared to the case of adults
- need for proper elimination of waste
- part of maintaining proper physiological system
- this implies that toxins in the body would be able to get put of our system enabling man to be able to function appropriately
- need for maintaining proper body temperature
- with regulated amount of temperature, individuals may properly respond to his environment and from its element
- people, especially from cold regions, adjust to their environment through bundling themselves with clothes in order to keep their temperature to their ideal temperature
- sex urges
- males secrete hormones, androgen, while females secrete estrogen
- through these biological factors, these hormones ‘push’ people for sex
- sexual urges stem from the physiological process and renders the organism’s behavior to be selective and directional
