2 MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

Human Needs

These are CONDITIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL to the various aspects of man for him NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE BUT TO FLOURISH.

Needs

It is the EMOTIONAL & PHYSIOLOGIC HEALTH AND SURVIVAL OF MAN.

Wants

Under the human needs, it is the DESIRE TO POSSESS or do something.

Maslow

He DEVELOPED HIERARCHY OF NEEDS to explain human motivation.

• He arranged the hierarchy to show that CERTAIN NEEDS ARE MORE BASIC THAN OTHERS.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

It was based on the theory that SOMETHING IS A BASIC NEED if it has the following characteristics.

Physiological Needs

These are BIOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL.

• MOST IMPORTANT as all other needs become secondary until these needs are met.

Safety Needs

Become SALIENT when physiological needs are met.

• The NEED TO EXPERIENCE ORDER, predictability and control

• Motivations comes from the need for law, order, and PROTECTION FROM UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS CONDITION.

Physiological

SAFETY NEEDS

It is having a SAFE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.

Psychological

SAFETY NEEDS

It is having psychological safety that involves REGULAR CONTACT WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU TRUST and feel close to.

Love and Belongingness

It refers to our DESIRE TO FEEL ACCEPTED BY OTHERS & to feel a sense of belonging to a group.

• Need to be given love, affection, care, attention & emotional support by another person.

Self Esteem Needs

It is derived from the FEELING THAT PEOPLE ARE VALUED by those around them.

• Related to a person’s NEED TO GAIN RECOGNITION, status and feel respected.

• Significant people express acceptance & approval.

Self Actualization Needs

It is described as the DESIRE TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING that one can to become the most that one can be.

• It usually comes LATER IN LIFE.

• To become the best parent, a millionaire, philanthropist, or become a famous athlete.

• Realistic, possess accurate self and world view, Problem centered, they are autonomous but they do not seek to shock or disturb.