Human Needs

Inspired by Abraham Maslow and Craig Shealy

Human Needs motivate our behaviour.

We are driven to fulfill them.

All humans have the same fundamental needs.

The way we see the world

is shaped by how well those needs are met.

Human Needs

Our human needs fall into three broad groups:

Needs

Basic

Relationship

Purpose

Needs

Needs

Needs

Basic

food, sleep, touch

security, health, stability

Relationship

Purpose

Needs

Needs

Our Basic Needs are:

Safety Needs

Body Needs

Our Relationship Needs are:

Belonging

Exploration

Recognition

connection, friendship, love

aliveness, stimulation, novelty seeking

acknowledgement, validation

Needs

Basic

Purpose

Needs

Relationship

Needs

Safety Needs

Body Needs

food, sleep, touch

security, health, stability

Our Purpose Needs are:

Needs

Relationship

Self-Esteem

Self-

Fulfillment

Needs

Purpose

respect, realizing full potential

meaning, life purpose

Needs

Basic

Belonging

Exploration

Recognition

food, sleep, touch

security, health, stability

Safety Needs

Body Needs

connection, friendship, love

aliveness, stimulation, novelty seeking

acknowledgement, validation

Body

Safety

Needs

Basic

Belonging

Exploration

Needs

Relationship

Recognition

Self-Esteem

Self-

Fulfillment

Needs

Purpose

Our human needs follow a hierarchy.

For example, we must first care for our physical needs,

before we can attend to our self-fulfilment needs.

physical needs, hunger, rest

life purpose, meaning

Body

of meeting them."

Adlai E. Stevenson

is half the job

"Understanding human needs

 

Maslow, A. H. (1971) The farther reaches of human nature

Shealy, C.N. (2015) Making sense of beliefs and values

 

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