The Craps Model Versus Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

The human mind is an extremely powerful thing, and when used to its full potential is unstoppable. Unfortunately, not all minds reach this point, so for the minds that do, how do they get there? That is a hard question to answer because the answer is there isn’t just one way, there are endless ways in which one's mind can reach its full potential. The Craps Model shows multitude ways in which that a mind can get there. Psychologists have tried for centuries to make a model that shows the way to full potential, the most well known being Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. But life is fortunately not a hierarchy. For this reason the Craps Model is far superior to Maslow's, because there are many ways that need to be shown, not just one path. In addition,

For the Craps Model and the mind to begin to work, the first step to reaching full potential is to have basic needs met. Without basic needs there is no room for the ones mind to focus on the great things one may want to accomplish in life. In the novel Escape from Camp 14, the main character, Shin is in a camp in North Korea, and for a period in the camp his basic needs are not met (Harden). This leaves him scavenging to find enough food, and only allows his brain to think about how he is going to make it to the next day, and leaves no room for what he wants to accomplish with his life. But when Shin begins to receive basic needs, his mind is able to focus on getting out. This shows how when basic needs are not, there is no room to do anything else in life besides trying to find the necessities of life. Similarly, Happy is a video about how one truly becomes happy (Happy). The producers traveled all around the world looking at people who are perceived as happy, and looking at how they became that way. There were many factors that played into one being happy but one thing that stayed constant throughout all the people that

This could be a hope or a want for anything that one wants to change about oneself or the world. The United Nations set out to to change the world forever with a document, called the The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that was created to make everyone equal the declaration says, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” (Universal Declaration of Human Right, Article 2) . This shows the hope from the United Nations to change the outlook on everyone on the planet, the outlook that we are all created equal, and everyone is entitled to the same rights. Wanting to change the world is the fuel to the brains of people who have. Steve Jobs saw the future of technology like no one ever had before, and despite all the doubt, he knew he would change the world Steve said, “ we’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why even be here?” (Bio.com, pg.1). His desire to change the world is extremely evident in this, quote, and this hope caused his mind to reach its full potential. The old man, in The Old Man And the Sea is also a character that shows want for something better by continuing to fish even though he has not caught something for 85 days, as shown by this