THE NEED HIBERARCHY THEORY
OF TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLGY
By Xu Jinsheng
In humanistic psychology theories, the hierarchy of need theory of Maslow is among the most influential. In his own presentation, Maslow said in general hierarchy of need theory covered five basic needs: physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization. As transpersonal psychology put its focus on the deep exploration of human potential, and the notion of health has been expanded to a greater one called "body-mind-spirit" model, the hierarchy of need of Maslow needs to be revised.
According to my long last research on Maslow's psychology and my own understanding of humanistic psychology, I maintain that Maslow's hierarchy of need can be expanded, that is, the five needs can be expanded to seven. There should be "need for self transcendence" and "need for Self realization" after the five needs of physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization.
"Need for self transcendence" and "need for Self realization" are both like the first five needs in that they are also "born with" for human being, having the attribute of "instinctoid". Instinctoid, a concept first used by Maslow, refers to aspects of personality that is like instinct, which is deeply influenced by hereditary factors, while different from instinct in that the later is not learned while the firtst depends more heavily on acquired factors.
"Need for self transcendence" and "need for Self realization" are both spiritual needs, when pursued and realized people experience a spiritual condition. From the perspective of need satisfaction, "spiritual health" and "large health " just refers to the satisfied states of "Need for self transcendence" and "need for Self realization" .
"Need for self transcendence" means the further realization of human potential after self actualization, and push forward to transend individual needs. Beyond one's ego, there are society, human sphere, even the whole globe and the Kosmos. The major distinction between self actualization and self transcendence is that the first does not cover the ultimate concern while the later often does.
"Need for Self realization" means after self transcendence people will experience a need for the embodiment of ultimate concern. Human being need to be enlightened and to make this enlightenment his way of being.

Key words: self transcendence, Self realization , transpersonal psycholgy