maslow hierarchy of needs

• biological needs (BI)


  need for food, water, oxygen and rest; also sexual expression and release from tension
• safety needs (SAF)


  need for security, comfort, and tranquility; freedom from fear
• attachment (AT)


  need to belong and affiliate; to love and be loved
• esteem (ES)


  need for confidence in one’s abilities, sense of worth, competence, self esteem; respect of others
• cognitive (CO)


  need for knowledge and understanding; for novelty
• aesthetic (AE)


  need for order and beauty
• self actualization (SA)


  need to develop and fulfill one’s potential; have meaningful goals
• transcendence (TR)


  need for spirituality; identification with the cosmos