Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his
1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” in Psychological Review. Maslow used the
terms “physiological”, “safety”, “belonging” and “love”, “esteem”, “self-actualization”, and
“self-transcendence” to describe the pattern that human motivations generally move
through. The goal of Maslow’s Theory is to attain the sixth level of stage: self-transcendent
needs.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is often portrayed in the shape of a pyramid with the largest, most fundamental needs at the bottom and the need for self-actualization and self-
transcendence at the top.
The most fundamental and basic four layers of the pyramid contain what Maslow called
“deficiency needs” or “d-needs”: esteem, friendship and love, security, and physical needs.
If these “deficiency needs” are not met – with the exception of the most fundamental
(physiological) need – there may not be a physical indication, but the individual will feel
anxious and tense. Maslow’s theory suggests that the most basic level of needs must be met before the individual will strongly desire (or focus motivation upon) the secondary or
higher level needs.
The human brain is a complex system and has parallel processes running at the same time,
thus many different motivations from various levels of Maslow’s hierarchy can occur at the
same time. Maslow spoke clearly about these levels and their satisfaction in terms such as
“relative”, “general”, and “primarily”. Instead of stating that the individual focuses on a
certain need at any given time, Maslow stated that a certain need “dominates” the human
organism. Thus Maslow acknowledged the likelihood that the different levels of motivation
could occur at any time in the human mind, but he focused on identifying the basic types of
motivation and the order in which they should be met.
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I love the way this visually helps me understand the way personal health works.
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i didn’t know what physiological meant, so i searched what it meant and it means relating to the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts and relating to the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.
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I found this interesting because of how the specific structures and how they each have there own wording for each specific rectangle and how it supports in life
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According to Maslow humans need safety love belonging self esteem,self actualization and more. Maslow put all of these things into a pyramid. With the most fundamental things at the bottom and the least fundamental at the top. Maslow basically unlocked the levels of the human mind. These certain needs dominate us p, according to Maslow. And essentially make us human.
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I found it interesting that physiological need like eating, sleeping, etc were at the bottom and one’s desire to be the most they can be
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I liked how the article said if we don’t have or meet the four fundamental needs at the bottom then we will los likely not be able to meet the top 2 needs. This shows me how you need to have certain things in life in order to feel safe and loved and like you belong. All of the needs in this model for motivation help you feel whole as a person and feel good about yourself.
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