Age Stage at Diagnosis, Mental Health, and Motivation
• Life stages affect how men think about identity, independence, work, family, and legacy. • It assists us in understanding what is important to our patients and how their life goals have an interplay. • Understanding their life stage helps us tailor support and how tailor those being treated.
- Self-Actualization Needs (maximizing your potential): it is associated with being accomplished as parent, professional, or having a strong sense of well-being - Esteem Needs (how we view ourselves and how we are seen by others): confidence, competence, strength of independence. - Love and Belonging Needs Intimacy , friendships, trust, being part of a group, connections with others.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Purpose and Examples
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