The Theory on Human Motivation (i.e., hierarchy of needs) was Abraham Maslow’s theory on motivation, first published in 1943. Maslow theorized there were specific basic needs, that were both instinctoid and prepotent. Humans needed physiological (i.e., biological) satiety, protection and safety, belongingness, love and affection, respect and esteem, and self-actualization. These needs were innate to all humans (i.e., instinctoid), but exerted pressure on human behavior and cognition based on strength (i.e., prepotency). Satiation of lower order needs; the most prepotent; would allow for behavioral and cognitive focus to be directed towards higher order needs, as those would become more pressing. Without satiation of lower order needs, both the manifestation of, and the cognitive-behavioral energies towards, higher order needs would be constrained. Maslow theorized that much of the maladaptive behaviors and thinking experienced by individuals was the result of unsatiated needs, or deficit states. Thus, the ultimate unity of the individual; the need for self-actualization; was not experienced by most individuals.