Maslow Chart

Maslow believed that everyone has fundamental needs that must be met in order for each person to reach their full potential. These needs include warmth, food and shelter as well as demonstrations of love and having their confidence and self-esteem boosted.

The next level would include safety needs, personal and financial security health and well being. As you move up the pyramid the needs increase to love and belonging, self –esteem and the highest level would include self-actualization, reaching one’s full potential. The theory is that you can not reach the highest level without first obtaining the basics. (Wikipedia the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs, 10/20/10)

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explain the range of influence that growth needs have on the development of personality. Because of this, Maslow divided motivational needs into groups. The first group is the physiological needs, which include; air, drink food, water, warmth, shelter and sleep. The next level is the safety needs which include; security, order, law, protection from elements, and freedom of fear.

How? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs will help me build effective interpersonal relationships with coworkers and clients. Identifying and understanding others’ needs can help me motivate them. For example, if I know the customer’s need, I can better promote my product and service.

As well as, “Safety needs”, consisting of the sensations of security and safety. Maslow believed that these first two levels were the basic needs of human existence, and without them no further levels could be achieved. The second sub-section, entitled, “Psychological needs,” consists of another two levels entitled “Belongingness and love needs,” and “Esteem needs,” in that order. “Belongingness and love” contains such needs as friendship, intimacy, and affection from those around the individual.

Maslow categorises human needs into five main areas shaped in a pyramid form, which are attained in a hierarchical manner. According to Maslow (1943), lower needs take precedence and must be fulfilled before higher level needs are activated. Thus, individuals progress from the bottom of the pyramid of needs to the top.

Maslow began with physiological need which is food and water. Next is our need to feel secure and stable. After that is our need to gain acceptance and avoid loneliness. Next is our esteem needs, such as the need to be recognized and respected by others. After this is our cognitive needs, which are our needs to know and understand.

Maslow’s approach to psychology differed from other psychologist in his time. One of the things that Maslow developed was the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The Hierarchy of Needs consist of five steps, where self-actualization is at the very top. The bottom, or the first step is physiological needs, which are composed of essential necessities that are required for human survival. Example of these specifications include water, air, and food. Clothing and shelter are also elements of the first step in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The second level on the hierarchy is composed of safety needs, these needs consist of personal security, financial security, and health and well-being. The third level of needs is love and belonging, which derives from friendships, intimacy, and family. The fourth level is esteem; inferring that all humans must feel self-respected to fulfill this need. The fifth and final level on the

Maslow is perhaps most known for his hierarchy of needs theory. This theory states that certain needs take priority over others. For instance, if someone is in need of shelter and are thirsty, they will look for water

According to the provided YouTube video, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is based on basic needs that must be established before other levels of the needs can be obtained. Maslow categorized this needs by deficiency and growth needs. At the base of the hierarchy lies physiological needs, which include our basic needs to live, food, water, shelter, clothing, and sleep. Next on the hierarchy is safety needs, which includes home, job, medical and financial safety. Next up on the hierarchy is emotional needs, people need friends to contribute to the feeling of love and give them a sense of belonging. Afterwards, esteem needs have to be put in to place. On the hierarchy esteem includes self-respect, attention, recognition, reputation and achievement. Lastly, at the top of Maslow’s hierarchy lies self-actualization. This is the last need that we as individuals have to obtain in order to feel secure and be content with our lives.

Maslow’s Theory. It was mentioned above that each person has his or her own needs and beliefs. Abraham Maslow, however, was the first one, who has developed a theory, where he divided and explained in details certain behavioral features of separate individuals. He divided person’s needs into physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization. Maslow’s theory is formed in a hierarchical way, so that physiological needs appear to be in the bottom of the pyramid and self-actualization- on top. He explains that in order for a person to exist, he, first of all, needs to have food, water, sleep, breathing, etc. All these things, according to Maslow, are necessary in order for the person to be able to move forward and to work on his personal traits. Moreover, Maslow explains that these are the most important needs for every person, which provide him with the initial satisfaction. Safety needs come after physiological ones. These needs are connected to person’s home, work, health, family, etc. People need to feel secure about where they are going to sleep, how they are going to earn money and, consequently, support their families. Those are also very strong needs, which affect every person’s satisfaction and behavior. Next need is a need for socializing. Each person needs to belong to a certain group of people in order not to feel alone and unneeded. He needs to feel love and affection in order to feel more confident and successful.

Abraham Maslow became famous for his hierarchy of innate needs. At the bottom of his ascending pyramid are the physiological needs for food and water, and even, according to Maslow, sex. The next level is comprised of safety needs: security, order, and stability. Children need to feel safe and secure in their environment and feel free from fear and anxiety. The third level includes needs for belongingness and love through close relationships with others. After belongingness and love are esteem needs. One will feel a sense of self-worth within him or herself and from others through status and recognition of abilities. The top level of the hierarchy is the need for self-actualization. People who are self-actualized fulfill their full potential of talents and abilities, expressing the fullness of who they are.

When Abraham Maslow first came up with his theory of “hierarchy of needs”, he urged that our most basic needs must be met before self-actualization. Maslow came up with a triangle of our basic human needs and I thought it would be appropriate to touch basis first on these basic needs before self-actualization occurs. First, on the bottom of the triangle he lists our physiological needs and they are breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion. Second and working our way up the triangle is our safety needs and these needs are security of body, employment, resources, morality, family, health, and property. Third, in the middle of the triangle is our love and belonging needs. These needs include friendship, family, and sexual intimacy. Fourth, is our esteem needs and these are self-esteem, confidence, achievement, and respect of others. Last and on the top of the triangle is the self-actualization needs and these include morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, and acceptance of facts. From the bottom, it starts with our most basic human needs and it works its way up to more in depth ones, where self-actualization is on the top of the triangle (http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/abraham-maslow/).