TITLE: ABRAHAM MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS AND

ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION
H ISTORICALLY, ABRAHAM MASLOW WAS A WELL -KNOWN PSYCHOLOGIST WHO MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE FIELD . T HE STUDY OF HUMAN NEEDS AND MOTIVATION IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT IN CONTEMPORARY
SOCIETY CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY . A BRAHAM MASLOW
WAS A PSYCHOLOGIST .

I N FACT , HE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND MOTIVATION . THE
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT ABRAHAM MASLOW WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS . I N MODERN
SOCIETY , THE FATHERS OF THE STUDY OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND MOTIVATION . A BRAHAM M ASLOW DEVELOPED
THE THEORY OF HUMAN NEEDS , WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS . MASLOW ' S HIERARCHY OF
NEEDS IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT ABRAHAM MASLOW , A BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
AND A RENOWNED RESEARCHER IN THE STUDY OF HUMAN NEEDS AND MOTIVATION , DEVELOPED HIS HIERARCHY OF
NEEDS IN 1943.

ANALYSIS
THE EMPHASIS ON ABRAHAM MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS IS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN NEEDS THAT MUST BE
MET .IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT , BASIC NEEDS MUST BE MET BEFORE OTHER NEEDS CAN BE CONSIDERED .
ABRAHAM MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS FOCUSES ON THE HUMAN DESIRE TO ADDRESS PEOPLE 'S NEEDS IN ORDER
TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT . I N SOCIETY , NO MAN IS AN ISLAND UNTO
HIMSELF . T O PROMOTE HARMONIOUS HUMAN COEXISTENCE IN VARIOUS SOCIAL SETTINGS, LOVE -BASED SOCIAL
GROUPINGS , ASSOCIATIONS , AFFILIATIONS , AND BELONGINGS ARE REQUIRED . T HIS GIVES PEOPLE THE CONFIDENCE
AND COURAGE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS .

CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS . THIS
ARTICLE PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ABRAHAM MASLOW ' S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS AND ITS
IMPLICATIONS TO REAL-WORLD SITUATION ASSESMENT OF NEEDS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIETY .

CRITIQUE/LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

THE PAPER CONCENTRATED ON ABRAHAM MASLOW 'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS AND THE EVALUATION OF REQUIREMENTS
IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ABRAHAM MASLOW WAS A WELL -KNOWN RESEARCHER IN THE FIELD OF HIERARCHY OF
NEEDS .

HUMAN NEEDS AND MOTIVATION , DEVELOPED HIS FAMOUS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS THEORY , PROPOSING THAT PEOPLE
ARE MOTIVATED BY FIVE LEVELS OF NEEDS :
(1) PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS (2) SAFETY NEEDS (3) LOVE AND BELONGING
NEEDS (4) ESTEEM AND PRESTIGE NEEDS (5) SELF -ACTUALIZATION NEEDS . A BRAHAM MASLOW ' S HIERARCHY OF
NEEDS LATER INCLUDED TWO ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF NEEDS : (6) U NDERSTANDING NEEDS AND (7) A ESTHETIC NEEDS .
ABRAHAM MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
T HE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS IS NOW ON HUMAN MOTIVATION BY SEVEN (7) LEVELS OF NEEDS ENVIRONMENT.

CONCLUSION
THE SEVEN (7) LEVELS OF NEEDS IN ABRAHAM MASLOW 'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS RANGE FROM THE MOST BASIC TO
THE MOST COMPLEX .

HUMAN NEEDS RANGE FROM PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS FOR FOOD , CLOTHING , SHELTER , WATER , COMFORT , AND
PROCREATION TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF AESTHETIC NEEDS FOR PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE AND PROMOTE THE BEAUTY OF
THEIR SURROUNDINGS .
A ESTHETIC NEEDS ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENJOY SCENERY ENVIRONMENTS WITH PAINTED
BACKGROUNDS , ARTWORKS , AND FLOWERS , AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN THEIR HOMES V ARIOUS SOCIAL COMMUNITIES
EXIST IN SOCIETY .

HUMANS HAVE INSATIABLE NEEDS. I T IS FUNDAMENTAL TO HUMAN NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS . I N THE HUMAN
ENVIRONMENT , THERE IS AN INSATIABLE DESIRE TO ACCOMPLISH MORE AND MORE . PEOPLE ' S INSATIABLE DESIRE TO
IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES POSES A SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT IN TODAY' S SOCIETY . T HE COMPLETION OF THE
HUMAN NEEDS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
NECESSITATE THE APPLICATION OF ABRAHAM MASLOW ' S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS , WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON
CERTAIN BASIC NEEDS THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE . O THER HUMAN NEEDS IN SOCIETY ARE GIVEN ANY
CONSIDERATION . T HE SEVEN (7) LEVELS OF ABRAHAM M ASLOW ' S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS , WITHOUT A DOUBT ,
STRENGTHEN HUMAN DESIRE TO ADDRESS   HUMAN NEEDS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PEOPLE ' S LIVING CONDITIONS IN
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT .