According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of these levels of needs must be met for the life of the individual to be maintained?
a. love and belonging needs c. safety and security needs
b. physiologic needs d. self-actualization needs
B
The lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy, physiologic needs, including food, water, elimination, oxygen, activity, sleep, and sex, must be met before higher-level needs can be achieved. For example, a person who has difficulty breathing, focuses attention on obtaining oxygen and is not motivated to read a book or engage in social conversation.
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Mild anxiety affects the communication process by
a. severely restricting the perceptual field c. broadening the per-ceptual field b. blocking perception d. distorting the per-ceptual field