physiological need

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physiological
adjective
uk
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the way in which the bodies of living ...
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need
noun
uk
/niːd/us
/niːd/
the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a ...
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(Definition ofphysiologicalandneedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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People with anorexia have extremely high levels of ghrelin (the hunger hormone that signals aphysiologicalneedfor food) in their blood.
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Thus, rate responsive ventricular pacemakers seem to adequately respond to the daily life physiological needs of this selected group of children requiring permanent pacing.
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On the other hand, pastures and salt may specifically attract females who have to fill specific physiological needs during pregnancy and lactation.
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The amount needed to support a family is determined by social habit and custom as much as by physiological needs.
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They are a justification of our food policy—a policy of each according to his physiological needs.
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We had to maintain a balance between the physiological needs of the community as a whole, and the medical necessities of those suffering from some pathological condition.
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He thought that it was one of 5 human needs in his hierarchy of needs, along with physiological needs, safety, self-esteem, and self-actualization.
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During the war, the satisfaction of physiological needs and safety needs were separated into two independent needs while during peacetime, they were combined as one.
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After a person has attained these physiological needs, he or she then focuses his or her attention to safety needs.
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After physiological needs are satisfied, employees can focus on safety needs, which include protection against danger, threat, deprivation.
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Physiological needs are the lowest and most important level.
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The five stages include, physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, self-esteem needs, and self-actualization.
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Physiological needs are needs that everyone has to have in order to survive, such as air, food, water, and sleep.
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They are mainly desert-dwelling and do not depend on drinking water to supply their physiological needs.
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Manufacturers of electronic cigarettes often market them as a cessation aid, claiming that they lack deadly chemicals while also satisfying both smokers' psychological and physiological needs.
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Males have been found to be more active than females at night because of their greater size, which indicates that males have greater energy requirements to satisfy their physiological needs.
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At the most basic level, an employee is motivated to work in order to satisfy basic physiological needs for survival, such as having enough money to purchase food.
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