%% Status:: #complete %% --- **Tags**:: #definition **Category**:: [[Psychology]] **Links**:: [[Glossary]] [[New Definition]] [[Dictionary/Mind Keys/Obsidian/Dictionary|Dictionary]] [[Dictionary/Dictionary|Dictionary]] [[Abraham Maslow]] --- ## Definition <!-- Enter the definition of the term here, such as a dictionary definition or your own. A term can be anything from a concept, a product or a method --> > [!NOTE] > **Maslow's hierarchy of needs** is an idea in [psychology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology "Psychology") proposed by American psychologist [Abraham Maslow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow "Abraham Maslow") in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in the journal _[Psychological Review](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_Review "Psychological Review")_. Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human [developmental psychology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychology "Developmental psychology"), some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans. The theory is a classification system intended to reflect the universal needs of society as its base, then proceeding to more acquired emotions. > > The hierarchy of needs is split between deficiency needs and growth needs, with two key themes involved within the theory being [individualism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualism "Individualism") and the prioritization of needs. > > While the theory is usually shown as a pyramid in illustrations, Maslow himself never created a pyramid to represent the hierarchy of needs. The hierarchy of needs is a psychological idea and also an assessment tool, particularly in [education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education "Education"), [healthcare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care "Health care") and [social work](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_work "Social work"). > > For motivation to arise at the next stage, each prior stage must be satisfied by an individual. > > Each of these individual levels contains a certain amount of internal sensation that must be met in order for an individual to complete their hierarchy. The goal in Maslow's hierarchy is to attain the level or stage of self-actualization. ![[Pasted image 20231205144711.png]] ![[Pasted image 20231205145201.png]] ## Sources <!-- Link any sources related to the term --> > [!NOTE] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs > https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html > https://canadacollege.edu/dreamers/docs/Maslows-Hierarchy-of-Needs.pdf > https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-4136760 Google ## Uses <!-- Provide some example uses of the term, or where it may be used --> ### **Physiological** needs > [!NOTE] > - [Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air "Air") > - [Water](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water "Water") > - [Food](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food "Food") > - [Heat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat "Heat") > - [Clothes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes "Clothes") > - [Reproduction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproduction "Reproduction") > - [Shelter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelter_(building) "Shelter (building)") > - [Sleep](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep "Sleep") ### **Safety** needs > [!NOTE] > - [Health](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health "Health") > - [Personal security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_security "Personal security") > - [Emotional security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_security "Emotional security") > - [Financial security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_security "Economic security") ### **Social belonging** > [!NOTE] > - [Family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family "Family") > - [Friendship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship "Friendship") > - [Intimacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimacy "Intimacy") > - [Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_(social_science) "Trust (social science)") > - [Acceptance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceptance "Acceptance") > - Receiving and giving [[love]] and affection ### **Esteem needs** The "*lower*" version of esteem is the need for respect from others and may include a need for > [!NOTE] > - status > - recognition > - fame > - prestige > - attention The "*higher*" version of esteem is the need for > [!NOTE] > - self-respect > - can include a need for strength > - competence > - mastery > - [self-confidence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-confidence "Self-confidence") > - independence > - freedom. This "*higher*" version takes guidelines, the "*hierarchies are interrelated rather than sharply separated*". ### **Cognitive needs** > [!NOTE] > - creativity > - foresight > - curiosity > - meaning > - crave meaning, information, comprehension and curiosity – this creates a will to learn and attain knowledge ### Aesthetic needs > [!NOTE] > After reaching one's cognitive needs, it would progress to aesthetic needs to beautify one's life. This would consist of having the ability to appreciate the beauty within the world around one's self, on a day-to-day basis > > One would accomplish this by making their environment pleasant to look at or be around. They might discover personal style choices that they feel represent them and make their environment a place that they fit well into. This higher level of need to connect with nature results in a sense of intimacy with nature and all that is endearing. > > This is done by making and finding ways you want to dress and express yourself through personal beauty and grooming standards and ideas. ### Self-actualization ^adbecd > [!NOTE] > - Partner acquisition > - Parenting > - Utilizing and developing talents and abilities > - Pursuing goals > "*What a man can be, he must be.*"   This quotation forms the basis of the perceived need for self-actualization. This level of need refers to the realization of one's full potential. Maslow describes this as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the most that one can be. People may have a strong, particular desire to become an ideal parent, succeed athletically, or create paintings, pictures, or inventions. ### Transcendence By these later ideas, one finds the fullest realization in giving oneself to something beyond oneself—for example, in altruism or spirituality. He equated this with the desire to reach the infinite. "*Transcendence refers to the very highest and most inclusive or holistic levels of human consciousness, behaving and relating, as ends rather than means, to oneself, to significant others, to human beings in general, to other species, to nature, and to the [cosmos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos "Cosmos").*"