This week in personality theories we had are second exam, which I found required a little more studying then the first exam. I have began to read more of chapter thirteen in the personality theories textbook, which covers the work of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. I found Maslow's hierarchical theory to be especially interesting because I am unfamiliar with the theory itself. Maslow refered to people as "growing animals" because he thought that humans are always desiring something and that people are constantly looking for growth, happiness, and fufillment. Maslow acknowledged motivation and metamotivation within in his theory. Maslow refered to motivation as "reducing tension by satisfying deficit states or lacks". "Maslow believed that metamotivation refers too ones own growth tendency". Maslow also believed their was a d need or deficency need, which was directly related to survival or safety and a b need or being need, which was directly related to self actualization or inherent potential. As part of his hierarchical theory Maslow designed a hierarchy of needs, which consists of the following: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs, self esteem needs, and finally self actualization needs. Maslow believed that the final self actualization need can only be met if all of the other needs are also satisfied. I think that Maslow's theory is important because he has broken down the essential needs a healthy person should have and he understands that people need to find growth, happiness and satisfaction, which I think are very important to all people.