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= Anton's Climb or Cave Model = "Anton's Climb or Cave Model" is a psychological and motivational model, based on "Maslow's Pyramid", created by Anton Pascu, a student at Copenhagen Business Academy. This model is based on the human's needs, described and elaborated by Abraham Maslow, upon which Anton applied a personal psychological model, which he called "Climb or Cave Model".

Model Explained


In a nutshell, the "Anton's Climb or Cave Model" (figure 1) is explained by its own title. A person might choose to Climb to a higher need or to Cave to a lower need. As shown in the illustration, each level of the pyramid has its own cave or tunnel to the lowest need, which Abraham Maslow referred to as "Physiological needs." Based on Anton's ideology, each individual wants to climb to the next level, but every time, there is the possibility for the individual to choose the easy path - the cave. Although it is easier than climbing, the cave actually brings the person to level 1.

Level 1: Physiological needs
Even if Maslow's Pyramid reveals every individual needs, it does not mention in which quantity these needs are satisfied. Level 1, as Abraham Maslow proposed, contains the need for food, water, excretion, air, reproduction and sleep. However, there was no specific amount of how much sleep, food, water, air or reproduction is sufficient for an individual in order to move to a higher level.

"Anton's Climb or Cave Model" tries to explain that an individual, not motivated enough to reach a higher level (either is 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th level) will eventually cave into Level 1, where the individual will take full quantities of whatever satisfies these basic needs.

Anton Pascu gives himself an example: "If we suppose that individual A wants to reach level 4 (prestige and respect from others, according to Maslow), but is confronted with several barriers or problems, their motivation may gradually drop. This drop frequently approaches the level where choosing the cave appears to be more rewarding than climbing to level 4. The cave, which individual A chose, leads to level 1 where they will either sleep in excess, eat in excess, drink in excess or even tries to self-satisfy the need of reproduction."

Usage of the Model
"Anton's Climb or Cave Model" can be used in psychology and coaching, either by employers, leaders or employees. It reveals the person's inner motivation and most importantly the drop in motivation. This can explain further actions of the individual and can be used to track the exact obstacles that keep the person choosing the cave over the climbing.