PSY 1102: Psychology Department of Nursing

Instructor: Mr. Daniel Nthiga Kenya Medical Training College

Tel: 0722-297-739; e-mail: dnduyo@kmtc.ac.ke Meru 1484 Kenya

ABRAHAM MASLOW HIERARCHY

2 OF HUMAN NEEDS 1954 AD
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY : Lesson 2
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MASLOW HIERARCHY OF HUMAN NEEDS

◉ 1 . BIOLOGICAL/ BASIC / SURVIVAL NEEDS
◉ 2. SECURITY / SAFETY NEEDS
◉ 3. LOVE AND BELONGING / SOCIAL NEEDS
◉ 4. SELF ESTEEM / RECOGNATION / PRESTIGE NEEDS
◉ 5. SELF ACTUALIZATION NEEDS
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MASLOW HIERARCHY OF HUMAN NEEDS

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Cont. ….
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1.) BIOLOGICAL NEEDS

◉ Examples of needs : Water food sex air elimination sleep rest
control of temperatures and exercise
◉ If these are not satisfied there is deficient Starving children
cannot learn in school. They will be looking for food
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2.) SECURITY NEEDS.

◉ All require environment that is stable
◉ Protection from bodily harm
◉ Make sure that people are secure and protect their properties
◉ Freedom from fear and avoidance of danger
◉ Maintenance of body temperature
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3.) LOVE AND BELONGING NEEDS

◉ Human beings are social animals
◉ They need to feel that are wanted and loved
◉ They need to feel that are accepted by the society and
relatives.
◉ All need to be cherished.
◉ They need co operation of other people membership, family ,
partnership and friendship.
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◉ Sexual needs may be motivated by a need for love and

affection.
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Cont. …
◉ If those needs are not met :
○ Feel the hunger of loneliness.
○ Results from lack of spouse.
○ Results from lack of offspring.
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4.) SELF ESTEEM NEEDS

◉ Maslow said that everyone feels for self-confidence,
mastering and obtaining recognition from others
◉ This is self-worthwhile and competence that one can
contribute in some ways.
◉ True self esteem is based on real confident significant
achievement and not external fauns.
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Tel: 0722-297-739; e-mail: dnduyo@kmtc.ac.ke Meru 1484 Kenya

5.) SELF ACTUALIZATION

◉ This is based on tendency to develop potentialities
and became a better person.
◉ It consist of discovery and fulfilling of ones own
particularly own potentials and capacities so called
self fulfillment.
◉ Some people are given by GOD special gifted but
have to improve on training.
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Cont. …
◉ This is prominent with older people , they have love for
beauty, truth, justices and usefulness.
◉ They accept others and themselves for what they are .
◉ One establishes deep satisfying interpersonal relationship
with a few rather than many people.
◉ These people experience life as child does with full
concentration.
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◉ They try something new rather the sitting to suffer and are
honest people .

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