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== Avoiding Wolsam's Pit ==

 re discussion w/ Christopher

Maslow distinguished "deficiency needs" versus "growth needs".  Deficiency needs, which can be physical or emotional, are those that when unmet will through through anxiety or fear motivate the individual to satisfy the need. These include hunger, security, physical or emotional love, friendship, status, etc.  Deficiency needs satisfy waht is missing or "deficient." Growth needs are those that satisfy an individual's "self-actualization," which occurs only after an individual's deficiency needs have been met.

Criticism of Maslow's framework are obvious: nobody can satisfy all deficiency needs all the time. Thus the theory has been updated to show overlapping relationships among types and levels of needs. Nevertheless, those who adhere to Maslow's "hierarchy of needs" agree upon its goal of "self-actualization."

Maslow later added the "transcendence" to accommodate the obvious problem of "self-actualization" as a continuous need. That is, the individual can never be fully satisfied, thus the need for "transcendence" beyond the individual, or "spirituality."

Here's the problem. Even in a state of transcendence, by Maslow's definition, it is going to collapse into self-absorption. 

> Wolsam's Pit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs#Transcendence_needs