Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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Abraham Maslow
In the 1930s the psychologist Abraham Maslow
designed a pyramid to explain basic health
needs.
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Basic Physical Needs 4. Basic Physical Needs
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Basic Physical Needs

• This includes the need for
• Food
• Drink
• Oxygen
• Sleep
• Warmth
• Sensory pleasure
• Maternal behaviour
• and Sexual Desire.
• If people are denied any of these needs, they may
  spend long periods of time looking for them.

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Safety and Security Needs 6. Safety and Security
Needs
Basic Physical Needs
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Safety and Security Needs

• Once a persons basic needs have been met, their
  next concern is usually for
• safety and security,
• freedom from pain,
• threat from physical attack and
• protection from danger.

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Love and Social Needs 8. Love and Social needs
Safety and Security Needs
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Love and Social needs

• These include
• a sense of belonging
• the need for social activities
• friendships and the giving and receiving of love.

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Esteem needs 10. Esteem needs
Love and emotional needs
Safety and Security Needs
Basic Physical Needs
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Esteem needs

• This includes the need to have
• self respect (involves the desire to have
  strength, confidence, independence, freedom and
  achievement) and
• esteem of others (involves having prestige,
  status, attention, recognition, reputation and
  appreciation from other people).

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Self actualisation needs 12. Self actualisation
needs
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Self-esteem needs
Love and emotional needs
Safety and Security Needs
Basic Physical Needs
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Self actualisation needs

• This is the development of and realisation of a
  persons full potential.
• all the other needs in the pyramid have to be
  achieved before a person can reach this stage.

Yes
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Final thought
Health is complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not just the absence of disease or
infirmity 1946 World Health Organisation Copy of
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