Hierarchy of Needs

physiological needs

most basic and a recurring need of any person

physiological needs

including food, water, oxygen, maintenance of body temperature, etc.

safety needs

including physical security, stability, dependency, protection, and freedom from threatening forces

threatening forces

war, terrorism, illness, fear, anxiety, danger, chaos, and natural disasters

safety needs

needs for law, order, and structure

safety needs

cannot be OVERLY SATISFIED. People can never be completely protected from meteorites, fires, floods, or the dangerous acts of others

basic anxiety

experienced if attempts satisfying safety needs (where they spend more energy) fail

love and belongingness needs

desire for friendship, wish for mate and children, need to belong to a family, a club, a neighborhood, or a nation

love and belongingness needs

include some aspects of sex and human contact and the need to both give and receive love

satisfied love

LOVE NEEDS:

group where their love needs are adequately satisfied from early years do not panic when denied love

no love

LOVE NEEDS:

group where they never experienced and incapable of giving love = devalue love and take its absence for granted

small love

LOVE NEEDS:

group who have received love and belongingness only in small doses = strongly motivated to seek it

self-defeating behaviors

behavior that adults engage in where they are pretending to be aloof from other people or adopting a cynical, cold, and calloused manner

esteem needs

include self-respect, confidence, competence, and the knowledge that others hold them in high esteem

reputation

ESTEEM NEEDS:

perception of the prestige, recognition, or fame a person has achieved in the eyes of others

self-esteem

ESTEEM NEEDS:

person's own feelings of worth and confidence

self-esteem

ESTEEM NEEDS:

based on real competence

self-actualization needs

include self-fulfillment,the realization of all one's potential, and a desire to become creative in the full sense of the word

self-actualization needs

express their basic human needs and do not allow them to be suppressed by culture

self-actualization needs

maintain their feelings of self-esteem even when scorned, rejected, and dismissed by other people