1. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs Abraham Harold Maslow
“According to Maslow's theory, all needs have a certain priority. Needs of one level must at least be partially fulfilled before a person can realize higher needs.” (Ryder/Decker, 391)

2. What are Maslow’s Human Needs?
Can you guess what Maslow’s levels of needs are?
Self-Actualization
Esteem Needs
Love and Belonging Needs
Safety Needs
Physiological Needs
Physical Needs

3. Physiological needs Food Water Air Shelter Clothing
What did Maslow mean by physical needs?
What physical needs do every person have?
Food
Water
Air
Shelter
Clothing
These items are essential for good health and well- being, and for continuation of life.

4. How do these safety and security needs relate to you?
Safety Needs
Staying well, avoiding being ill
Avoiding danger
Safe circumstances
Stability
Protection
How do these safety and security needs relate to you?

5. Safety Needs
In the typical adult, this set of needs manifests itself in the form of our urges to have a home in a safe neighborhood, job security, a good retirement plan, insurance, and so on.

6. Love and Belonging Needs
The need to give and receive love and affection.
Friends, sweetheart, children, affectionate relationships in general, a sense of community.
What are some examples of love and acceptance you see in your life?

7. The Esteem needs Self-esteem Self-respect
The need for the respect of others, the need for status, fame, glory, recognition, attention, reputation, appreciation, dignity
Self-respect
Confidence, competence, achievement, mastery, independence, and freedom

8. Can you think of people who fit into the self-actualization category?
To live to your fullest potential, to find meaning and purpose to your life.
According to Maslow, only a small percentage of the world’s population is truly, predominantly, self-actualizing. 
Can you think of people who fit into the self-actualization category?

9. Self-actualization
Knowledge and appreciation of beauty, goodness, freedom and a realistic view and acceptance of self and others.
Reality-centered, differentiate what is fake and dishonest from what is real and genuine.
Problem-centered, treating life’s difficulties as problems demanding solutions, not as personal troubles to be railed at or surrendered to.