Maslow pyramid
Self-actualisation: becoming your best self
Esteem: respect and achievement
Love and belonging: friends and family
Safety: a home, health, a steady income
Physiological needs: food, water, sleep, warmth
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What a Maslow pyramid is
“Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a conceptualization of the needs (or goals) that motivate human behaviour, which was proposed in 1943 by the American psychologist Abraham Maslow.”
Types of pyramid chart
When to use a Maslow pyramid
Studying
A classic in psychology and nursing classes: learn the five levels from the bottom up.
Who's who
Think about what someone needs first: food and safety come before respect.
Goals
Check your own goals against the levels, from sleep and safety up to becoming your best self.
How to make a Maslow pyramid
- 1The top needSelf-actualisation: becoming your best self
- 2Each levelSelf-actualisation: becoming your best selfEsteem: respect and achievement
- 3The baseSelf-actualisation: becoming your best selfEsteem: respect and achievementLove and belonging: friends and familySafety: a home, health, a steady incomePhysiological needs: food, water, sleep, warmth
Helpful resources
Questions
- Did Maslow draw the pyramid?
Typically, the hierarchy is depicted in the form of a pyramid although Maslow himself was not responsible for the iconic diagram.
From Wikipedia — Maslow's hierarchy of needs — CC BY-SA 4.0- Where does it start?
The pyramid begins at the bottom with physiological needs (the most prepotent of all) and culminates at the top with self-actualization needs.
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