Individual Needs in
Health and Social
Care
Desert Island Survival
• During a Caribbean ferry cruise your ship hit a
storm and went down. You have been
shipwrecked on a desert island with only a few
other remaining passengers. The island is at least
1000 miles from the closest known civilisation,
and no-one knows where you are…
• You manage to save a few things from the ship
before it goes down but you must choose
quickly.
• You can pick the 5 most important items from
the following list, and you must explain why
you have chosen each item…
Needs versus Wants
What items did you identify you would
need for your survival???
This Unit
You will learn about people’s everyday
needs
You will learn about health and well being
You will learn about how we have different
needs at different points in our lives
Maslow’s Hierachy of needs
Fill in the hierarchy on your
sheet
Activity: Maslow’s Hierarchy
1. Look at Maslow’s Hierarchy. Are all
your basic needs being met? Are
your safety and security needs
being meet? Write down or * where
you feel you come at the moment.
Level 1 is the bottom, level 5 is the top
Activity: Maslow’s Hierarchy
2. Write down all the different things
that affect how you feel about
yourself.
On a scale of 1 – 5, 1= Feel bad about
yourself – 5= Feeling very good.
How does this compare to the number
on the pyramid??
Activity: Maslow’s Hierarchy
3.Write down 3 things that you could
do to move up a level.
4. Why do you think Maslow though
self actualisation was the most
important level of all.
Failure to meet needs
How would you feel if you were
homeless?
How would you feel if you felt unsafe
at night?
Your self esteem will be affected and
you might have low self- esteem…
Key Word
• Self- Esteem- How highly we think
about ourselves
Health and Wellbeing
• The World Health Organisation
(Who) defines “Health and wellbeing” as a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or
infirmity”
Health and Well being
Physical
Mental
Balance these aspects of life
and you have good health
Social
PIESS
Physical Needs
We all share certain needs…..
Things that affect Physical
Needs
Intellectual Needs
• Mental activity
• Motivated and
interested
• We continue to
learn throughout
life
Intellectual Needs
How do you
get your
intellectual
needs met?
How does a
baby get
their
intellectual
needs met?
Intellectual Needs
Genie
Genie was isolated from human
company until she was 13.
– What effects did this have on her
intellectual development?
Activity: Stimulate your brain
1. Write a list of all the things that you
could do to stimulate your brain.
Compare your list with a partner’s
and add any you didn’t think of. Pick
one you would like to try. What is
stopping you have a go?
Emotional Needs
• These needs are met
when we experience
things that make us
feel happy
• You need to be able to
recognise and deal
with different
emotions throughout
your live
Emotional Needs
• How you see yourself and how
other’s see you is called your self
concept
• Affection, good relationships, love
and respect can all affect your self
concept
Social Needs
• These are aspects
of our life which
enable us to
develop and enjoy
good relationships
and friendships
Social Needs
• These include mixing with others
• Having access to leisure facilities and
activities
• Family, friends and part of a
community
• Bullying can stop social needs being
met
Spiritual Needs
• This is different things to different
people
• It might include religion or personal
beliefs
• They are unique
• Hope, quest for meaning, inner peace
Complete the handout
• Fill in the blanks and look at the case
study
Holistic Definition of Health
• This means looking at all the PIESS
• All needs should be met for good
health
Holistic- Looking at all the different needs
of the client
Understanding check
1. List all the physical needs that you
have met today
2. Why are friends important (refer to
PIESS)
3. Explain spiritual needs in your own
words: Where do you think these
belong in Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs?
Life Stages
You will learn how needs change over 5 life
stages
Infants (0 – 3 years)
Children (4 -10 years)
Adolescents (11- 18 years)
Adulthood (19- 65 years)
Later Adulthood (65+ years)
Infancy 0- 3 years
• To be fed
• To have everything done for them
• Lots of sleep
• To form attachments
• To have secure routines
• To have toys and books- fine and
gross motor skills
Children (4 -10 years)
• Learning to be more independent so
that they can develop independence
in all areas of PIES
• Further developing their motor skills
Adolescents (11- 18 years)
• Puberty creates hormone changes
• This can be stressful
• Friendship needs are important as you
form more intimate relationships
• Adolescents need to a sense of belonging
• Eat well to keep up with changes in the
body
• Work skills need to develop
Adulthood (19- 65 years)
• Acceptance and more settled
• Slower to acquire new knowledge
• Major life decisions come into play
• Women go through menopause
• Adulthood is the longest stage,
therefore HSC workers will
encounter a lot of different needs in
this stage
Later Adulthood (65+ years)
• More needs such as access to
convenient health and leisure
facilities and practical help with
mobility
• Retire from work
P1 Choose 3 characters/ people
• They must be from different life
stages
• Describe the life stage they are at
• Identify their PIES needs and how
they are being met
• You need to refer to Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs
Recap