MASLOW'S MOTIVATIONAL NEEDS-HIERARCHY CHART


Maslow's Theory

MASLOW'S THEORY
OF MOTIVATION AND HUMAN NEEDS


5 DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS OF HUMAN NEEDS
5 ESSENTIAL BASIC MOTIVATIONAL SKILLS
Level 5 = Self-Actualization (as in Needing to Feel Successful)
FULFILLMENT OF GOALS & DREAMS

Need for self-fulfillment and happiness, including the desire to realize your full potential by becoming the best you are capable of becoming.
Level 5 = Self-Actualization (as in Learning How to Solve Problems)
CREATIVITY SKILLS
Be a self-starter, have enthusiasm, be creative, be dedicated, accept challenges, including being able to improvise solutions!
Level 4 = Self-Esteem (as in Needing to Feel Accepted by Others)
SELF RESPECT & ACCEPTANCE

Need for a good reputation, social prestige, and recognition from others, including the desire to feel important, strong and significant.
Level 4 = Self-Esteem (as in Learning to Accept Oneself)
BRAINPOWER SKILLS
Display your talents and skills, have self-confidence, appreciate attention, including enjoying the recognition of others.
Level 3 = Love & Relationships (as in Needing to be Loved by Others)
COMMUNICATION & RESPONSE

Need to be loved and to love others, including the desire for affection and belonging because you are biologically "wired" to need social attachments.
Level 3 = Love & Relationships (as in Learning to be Worthy of Love)
VALIDATION SKILLS
Join and be active in clubs and groups, be able to talk to others, contribute to society, marry, including having a "family" of any blend.
Level 2 = Your Family & Work (as in Needing to Feel Secure)
SOCIAL SAFETY & SECURITY

Need to be safe from psychological and social harm in the present and future, including the need to trust in a predictable future.
Level 2 = Your Family & Work (as in Learning to Become Employed)
ECONOMICAL SKILLS
Work, save for the future, improve skills and talents, be responsible, including wanting to live in an organized predictable social network.
Level 1 = Your Body and Brain (as in Needing to Feel Unthreatened)
PHYSICAL SAFETY & SECURITY

Evolutionary need to stay alive! Need to satisfy biological and cultural imperatives to live, including having healthy food, air, and water to survive.
Level 1 = Your Body and Brain (as in Learning to be Mindful)
SURVIVAL SKILLS
Eat, sleep, and take care of your bodily needs, provide for clothing, shelter, comfort, including self-reliance and freedom from pain.
YOU WERE BORN WITH THESE NEEDS!
YOU MUST LEARN THESE SKILLS!

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