ive consequences, so the behavior would not be repeated. Conclusion.Under normal circumstances a hungry person will seek food, a thirsty person will seek water, a person under threat will seek protection, and a person with sexual need will seek satisfaction. The greater the need, the more intense the preoccupation with gratification, and the greater the likelihood of feelings of anxiety. In order to minimise the unpleasantness associated with anxiety man has learned to exercise as much control as possible over his environment. For example, he learned to farm, he damned rivers, he built castles, he took a partner. Once some measure of constancy for his physiological needs had been established man was able to look to his psychological needs. These needs strive for satisfaction just as persistently as the physiological ones and frustration of them can lead to a feeling of emptiness, a lack of direction, or feeling there is a loss of purpose in life. The brain gives humans he capacity to learn and it operates best when put to regular use. The pleasure associated with the learning process is not easy to define but it is a valid phenomenon that leads to a state of psychological satisfaction. The specific act of learning needed to achieve this state is determined individually as experiences and resources dictate available options. Thus, one person may develop a need to achieve highly in the field of mathematics while another will be satisfied by being able to maintain a productive vegetable garden. Just as frustration of physiological needs causes anxiety, so it is with psychological needs. Inadequate or inappropriate utilisation of intellectual capacity causes anxiety and, therefore, it is always important to pay attention to individual requirements when setting tasks and planning careers. Johnnie (2000) said an organisation cannot improve employee motivation to work or increase job satisfaction until it discovers what needs are currently imp...
