Definition
§ Each individual has unique characteristics, but certain needs are common to all people.
§ A need is something that is desirable, useful or necessary. Human needs are physiologic and psychological conditions that an individual must meet to achieve a state of health or well-being.
Physiologic
v Oxygen
v Fluids
v Nutrition
v Body temperature
v Elimination
v Rest and sleep
v Sex
Safety and Security
v Physical safety
v Psychological safety
v The need for shelter and freedom from harm and danger
Love and belonging
v The need to love and be loved
v The need to care and to be cared for.
v The need for affection: to associate or to belong
v The need to establish fruitful and meaningful relationships with people, institution, or organization
Self-Esteem Needs
v Self-worth
v Self-identity
v Self-respect
v Body image
Self-Actualization Needs
v The need to learn, create and understand or comprehend
v The need for harmonious relationships
v The need for beauty or aesthetics
v The need for spiritual fulfillment
Characteristics of Basic Human Needs
v Needs are universal.
v Needs may be met in different ways
v Needs may be stimulated by external and internal factor
v Priorities may be deferred
v Needs are interrelated
Maslow’s Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person
v Is realistic, sees life clearly and is objective about his or her observations
v Judges people correctly
v Has superior perception, is more decisive
v Has a clear notion of right or wrong
v Is usually accurate in predicting future events
v Understands art, music, politics and philosophy
v Possesses humility, listens to others carefully
v Is dedicated to some work, task, duty or vocation
v Is highly creative, flexible, spontaneous, courageous, and willing to make mistakes
v Is open to new ideas
v Is self-confident and has self-respect
v Has low degree of self-conflict; personality is integrated
v Respect self, does not need fame, and possesses a feeling of self-control
v Is highly independent, desires privacy
v Can appear remote or detached
v Is friendly, loving and governed more by inner directives than by society
v Can make decisions contrary to popular opinion
v Is problem centered rather than self-centered
v Accepts the world for what it is
