Vincent Is a Brilliant but Impoverished Artist

Vincent is a brilliant but impoverished artist. He spends all day pushing the boundaries of his art, and finds complete satisfaction in his achievements, but he has little to eat and lives in squalor. His wife has left him and most of his friends keep their distance because they do not understand his art. How is Vincent's life problematic for Maslow's need hierarchy?

A) Satisfaction is an emotion, not a need.
B) Lower needs must be met before higher needs.
C) Satisfying the need for achievement requires success.
D) Lower and higher needs can't be organized in a single system.

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