Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Early School Age (Ages 3-5)

Connectedness with Peer, Social approval

Early Adolescence (Age 12-18)

Intellectual Stimulation, Creativity, Competency

Later Adolescence (Age 18-22)

Aesthetics, Beauty

8-16 months

Association, Love, Connectedness with Significant Adults

Self-Actualization

Describes the fulfillment of your full potential as a person. Sometimes called self-fulfillment needs, self-actualization needs occupy the highest spot on Maslow's pyramid. Self-actualization needs include education, skill development—the refining of talents in areas such as music, athletics, design, cooking, and gardening—caring for others, and broader goals like learning a new language, traveling to new places, and winning awards.

Middle Adulthood (Age 34-65)

Devotion Beyond Self

Ages 6-12

Esteem, Curiosity, Recognition, Character

Maslow's Theory

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. ... From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

Infancy

Physiological Safety and Security

Physiological Needs

The first of the id-driven lower needs on Maslow's hierarchy are physiological needs. These most basic human survival needs include food and water, sufficient rest, clothing and shelter, overall health, and reproduction. Maslow states that these basic physiological needs must be addressed before humans move on to the next level of fulfillment.

Esteem Needs

The higher needs, beginning with esteem, are ego-driven needs. The primary elements of esteem are self-respect (the belief that you are valuable and deserving of dignity) and self-esteem (confidence in your potential for personal growth and accomplishments). Maslow specifically notes that self-esteem can be broken into two types: esteem which is based on respect and acknowledgment from others, and esteem which is based on your own self-assessment. Self-confidence and independence stem from this latter type of self-esteem.

Safety Needs

Next among the lower-level needs is safety. Safety needs include protection from violence and theft, emotional stability and well-being, health security, and financial security.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

A theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual's behavior. Those needs are: 1. physiological needs 2. safety needs 3. love and belonging needs 4. esteem needs 5. self-actualization needs

Early Adulthood (Age 22-34)

Order, Symmetry of Nature

Love and Belonging Needs

The social needs on the third level of Maslow's hierarchy relate to human interaction and are the last of the so-called lower needs. Among these needs are friendships and family bonds—both with biological family (parents, siblings, children) and chosen family (spouses and partners). Physical and emotional intimacy ranging from sexual relationships to intimate emotional bonds are important to achieving a feeling of elevated kinship. Additionally, membership in social groups contributes to meeting this need, from belonging to a team of coworkers to forging an identity in a union, club, or group of hobbyists.