Before reaching the higher levels of maslow's hierarchy, one must a. rise above daily problems by improving one's emotional health b. build a strong foundation by satisfying the lower level needs c. free oneself of relationships that tend to cause complications in life d. separate oneself from others who have problems

The correct is: B. build a strong foundation by satisfying the lower level needs.

Explanation:

Abraham Maslow (20th century) was an American psychologist known for his theory of needs. According to his hierarchy, there is an established order of priority when it comes to human necessities.

1. PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS (sleep, eat, breathe, etc.)

2. SAFETY NEEDS (feel secure, out of danger and instability)

3. LOVE NEEDS (to love and to be loved, to belong to someone, etc.)

4. ESTEEM NEEDS (to fulfill our goals, have a good career, feel recognized, etc.)

5. SELF-ACTUALIZATION (the need to achieve our maximum potential, be the best we can, develop our creativity, etc.)

This is usually presented in the form of a pyramid and it clearly shows that there are needs to be fulfilled in order to reach the next level. Maslow claims that we cannot expect someone to chase self-actualization if he can't satisfy his basic needs (for example, if has issues with eating properly).

A. rise above daily problems by improving one's emotional health

It is important to say that later on, Maslow admitted that there can be exceptions to his theory. Let us think of the people who achieved the state of mindfulness and we can conclude that it is possible to reach the higher levels skipping the lower ones.

C. free oneself of relationships that tend to cause complications in life

This is not the only condition to get to the top of the pyramid. In fact, freeing ourselves of something unpleasant without trying to resolve it instead can lead us to another kind of problem.

D. separate oneself from others who have problems

The explanation for this one is the same as for C.

B. build a strong foundation by satisfying the lower level needs

Explanation:

The Maslow´s hierarchy is a pyramid that states the importance of things that human need to solve and fulfill in order to achieve self-realization, in the lower levels there are the animalistic or biological phases of the pyramid, eating, having a place to live, having supply of food, but then as you reach higher in the pyrimad more things related to the human condition will come, the levels are:

In order to become self-realizated humans have to fulfill all of the steps in the pyramid.