Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs divides human needs into two categories: deficiency or D-needs which include physiological needs, safety needs, and belongingness needs; and growth or B-needs which include esteem needs, cognitive needs, aesthetic needs, self-actualization needs, and transcendence needs. The document then provides further details on each type of need, describing what they entail and some synonyms. It explains that lower level D-needs must be met before higher level B-needs can be fulfilled.
5. Physiological Needs
• Also known as—
Biological Needs
Survival Needs
Functional Needs
• The need for breathing, food,
water, shelter, clothing, sleep,
sex, other factors for homeostasis.
7. Safety Needs
• Also known as—
Security Needs
Comfort Needs
• The basic need for social security in a
family and a society that protects
against hunger and violence.
• Health, employment, property,
family, social stability and
security of environment.
9. Belongingness Needs
• Also known as—
Love and Belongingness Needs
Social Needs
Psychological Needs
• The need for belonging, to receive and give
love, appreciation, friendship, family, work
group, relationships, affection, intimacy,
sense of connection.
11. Esteem Needs
• Also known as—
Self-Esteem Needs
• The need to be a unique individual with
self-respect and to enjoy general esteem
from others.
• Confidence, achievement, respect of
others, mastery, independence, status,
dominance, prestige, reputation,
responsibility.
19. Transcendence Needs
• Also known as—
Self-Transcendence Needs
• To connect to something beyond the ego or
to help others to find self-fulfillment and
realize their potentials.
• Helping others to achieve self-
actualization.