Human Needs Hierarchy
| Six
Self-transcendence Needs |
Selflessness, identification with human kind, service to others |
| Five
Self-actualization Needs |
Self improvement, achieving goals |
| Four
Self-esteem Needs |
Self respect, recognition, independence |
| Three
Belongingness Needs |
Group membership, love, affection |
| Two
Safety Needs |
Security, order, structure |
| One
Physiological Needs |
Food, oxygen, sleep |
Questions
- Where would you place 'sex' in this hierarchy?
- What percentage would you say your needs are being met at each level?
- What does it mean to have a 'fulfilling life'?
Based on Abraham Maslow's Needs Hierarchy - eg see Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Holistic Education Network of Tasmania