At the base of the pyramid are the very basic but the strongest needs – physiological, followed by safety, love/belonging, self-esteem and at the very top of the pyramid is self-actualization. According to Maslow, each individual should fulfill fundamental needs first in order to move to another, more advanced, level of needs. Physiologic needs are the most primitive of all needs and include the need for water, food, sleep, warmth etc. In this stage, I included pictures of the basic needs such as water, food and sleep. When an individual fulfills this basic level of needs he or she is then motivated to move to another level, which is security or safety needs.
The levels are set into the shape of a pyramid, symbolizing the upward movement of human progression and motivation - from the bottom the most basic of physical needs that each human has to have for life survival, to the top, which is the psychological need and desire to reach our goals and true potential. The bottom (or first) level of the hierarchy is the physiological level. This level includes breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion. These are needs we have to have in order to be alive (this includes animals as well as humans). If these needs are not met, the body will not be able to survive, and will cease to exist (a.ka., die).
Needs at the bottom of the pyramid are basic physical requirements including the need for food, water, sleep and warmth. Once these lower-level needs have been met, people can move on to the next level of needs, which are for safety and security. As people progress up the pyramid, needs become increasingly psychological and social. Soon, the need for love, friendship and intimacy become important. Further up the pyramid, the need for personal esteem and feelings of accomplishment take priority.
Description Maslow's hierarchy specifies the following levels: Physiological needs: These are the basic requirements for human physical survival. They include such essentials as food, water, shelter, oxygen, and sleep. When these needs are unmet, human beings will focus on satisfying them and will ignore higher needs. Safety needs: Once the individual's basic physical needs are met, his or her needs for safety emerge. These include needs for a sense of security and predictability in the world.
We satisfy these needs to avoid unpleasant feelings or consequences. Once we satisfy our basic needs, we can move on to our next level of needs, which are for safety and security. When our basic needs have been met, our needs become more psychological and social. The need for love, friendship, and intimacy will soon become very important to us. The need for personal esteem and feelings of accomplishment start to have a higher priority.
By us looking into the concepts and gaining knowledge and understanding of these stages, we can also apply them to our daily life experiences. Physiological needs or physical needs are our basic level needs. These are our necessary needs for survival. Without these needs other needs are meaningless and we can’t move upscale. Our appetite and body plays a role in this level.
PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS Maslow identifies his psychological needs as his basic needs are a necessity for survival (Benson & Dundis, 2003, p. 315). These specific needs are air, water, and food which are all needed to sustain life. The other needs that are categorized under psychological needs are clothing, shelter, sex, sleep, homeostasis, and excretion. “Maslow believed that these needs are the most basic and instinctive needs in the hierarchy because all needs become secondary until these physiological needs are met” (Cherry, p. 1 2014). Once these psychological needs are met a person may ascend up the pyramid to begin to satisfy other needs.
Physical Needs include the needs we have for oxygen, water, protein, salt, sugar, calcium, and other minerals and vitamins. They also include the need to maintain a pH balance and temperature. In addition, there are the needs to be active, to rest, to sleep, to get rid of wastes, to avoid pain, and to have sex. The second level is Safety Needs. When the physical needs are taken care of, these second layers of needs comes into play.
The basis of Maslow’s theory relies on a simple theory that these needs should be met before a person is able to act unselfishly. Therefore, our immediate needs must be satisfied in order before any of the higher needs can be met or satisfied (Envision Software, Inc., 2012). I truly believe that the purpose of this needs chart is to ensure that as individuals, we maximize our potential. Stages There are five stages in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and they are: (1) physiological needs; (2) safety needs; (3) social needs; (4) esteem needs; and (5) self-actualization needs. The five-stage model, which consists of its terminology and structure and not the actual diagrams shown in Figure 1 (a basic illustration) and in Figure 2 (a descriptive illustration) is definitely attributed to Maslow.
| The Five Needs of Surviving | | | Shanise Bradley | Whatcom Community College | | In order to survive as a human being there are five “needs” that we have to fulfill. Abraham Maslow developed the five hierarchy needs. The five needs are listed in order of importance because you cannot fulfill one unless you are satisfied with the more important need that places below it. The first need is physical. This involves basic survival needs such as eating, sleeping and breathing.