In each box below, fill in the key characteristics of each stage of the hierarchy. Include
an example to help you remember each stage.
Maslow’s
Hierarchy
of Needs
Each person
must have
most needs
satisfied at the
current stage
before they go
on to the next.
All resources a
person has
(money,
energy, skills,
etc.) are used
to satisfy
needs.
The theory tries
to explain what
motivates
people to do
certain things.
Self
Actualization
Esteem
Love and Belonging
Security
Physiological
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In each box below, fill in the key characteristics of each stage of the hierarchy. Include
an example to help you remember each stage.
Maslow’s
Hierarchy
of Needs
Each person
must have
most needs
satisfied at the
current stage
before they go
on to the next.
All resources a
person has
(money,
energy, skills,
etc.) are used
to satisfy
needs.
The theory tries
to explain what
motivates
people to do
certain things.
Self
Actualization
This stage is about the need to reach a person’s full and unique potential, and the
desire for something more than material items. Each person’s potential can and will
be very different, though becoming self-actualized is the state in which a person
becomes the best version of who or what they want to be. Less than1% of the adult
population will reach this stage according to Maslow due to the difficulty satisfying
the needs at the preceding stages. Examples at this stage will vary widely.
This stage is about the need to be recognized and respected by others,
and it involves the desire to achieve a certain status.
Esteem
Example: sense of personal achievement, confidence, self-esteem
This stage is about the need for personal relationships, being part
of a group, and interacting with others.
Love and Belonging
Examples: friendships, family relationships, romantic relationships
This stage is about the need to feel safe and goes
beyond the need to be free from physical harm. It also
includes being free from situations that force us to go
against our morals and personal beliefs.
Security
Examples: employment, health, property, morality, family
This stage is about things that are necessary for
human survival and which we cannot live without.
Physiological
Examples: food, water, sleep, shelter
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