Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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  • Abraham Maslow was one of the founders of the humanistic movement in psychology
  • One of his main interest was in what motivates people
  • He described a hierarchy of needs that motivate our behaviour
  • In order to achieve our primary goal of self actualisation a number of other deficiency needs must be met first
  • At the bottom are physiological needs. The next deficiency need a safety and security followed by love and belongingness and then self-esteem
  • A person is only able to progress to the next stage once the current need in the sequence has been met
  • At the top is self actualisation
  • Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
  • Physiological needs: air, water, food,shelter, sleep, clothing, reproduction
  • Safety needs: personal security, employment, resources, health, property
  • Love and belonging: friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection
  • Esteem : respect, self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom
  • Self-actualisation: desire to be the best one can be