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Maslows Hierarchy ofHuman Needs

Abraham Harold Maslow

According to Maslow's theory, allneeds have a certain priority. Needsof one level must at least partially

fulfilled before a person can realizehigher needs. (Ryder/Decker, 391)

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What are Maslows Human

Needs?

Self-actualization

Esteem Needs

Love and Acceptance Needs

Safety and Security Needs

Physical Needs

Can you guesswhat Maslowslevels of needs

are?

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Physical needs

Food

Water

Air

Shelter

Clothing

These items are essential for good health and well-

being, and for continuation of life.

What did Maslow mean byphysical needs?

What physical needs do every

person have?

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Physical needs In your learning log, consider these

questions? Write your answers in

complete sentences.Are you meeting these needs for your well

being and good health?

Who provides these needs for you? Could you provide these needs for a baby?

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Safety and Security Needs Staying well, avoiding being ill

Avoiding danger

Safe circumstances

Stability

Protection Structure, for order, some limits

How do these

safety and securityneeds relate to you?

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Safety and Security Needs In the ordinary American adult, this set

of needs manifests itself in the form of

our urges to have a home in a safeneighborhood, a little job security and anest egg, a good retirement plan and abit of insurance, and so on. Which of these are met for you?

Which of these needs could you provide fora baby?

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Love and Acceptance Needs Friends, sweetheart, children,

affectionate relationships in general,

even a sense of community

What are some examples of loveand acceptance you see in your

life?

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The Esteem needs Self-esteem

The need for the respect of others, the

need for status, fame, glory, recognition,attention, reputation, appreciation, dignity,even dominance.

Self-respect Confidence, competence, achievement,

mastery, independence, and freedom

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Self-actualizationAccording to Maslow, only a small

percentage of the worlds population is

truly, predominantly, self-actualizing.

Can you think of people who fit intothe self-actualization category?

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Self-actualization Knowledge and appreciation of beauty, goodness,

freedom and a realistic view and acceptance of selfand others.

Reality-centered, differentiate what is fake anddishonest from what is real and genuine. Problem-centered, treating lifes difficulties as

problems demanding solutions, not as personaltroubles to be railed at or surrendered to.

Different perception of means and ends, feltthat the ends dont necessarily justify the means,that the means could be ends themselves, and thatthe means -- the journey -- was often moreimportant than the ends.