"In his influential paper of 1943, A Theory of Human Motivation, the psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that healthy human beings have a certain number of needs, and that these needs can be arranged in a hierarchy, with some needs (such as physiological and safety needs) being more primitive or basic than others (such as social and ego needs). Maslowâs so-called âhierarchy of needsâ is often presented as a five-level pyramid (pictured), with higher needs coming into focus only once lower, more basic needs have been met. Maslow called the bottom four levels of the pyramid âdeficiency needsâ because we do not feel anything if they are met but become anxious or distressed if they are not. Thus, physiological needs such as eating, drinking, and sleeping are deficiency needs, as are safety needs, social needs such as friendship and sexual intimacy, and ego needs such as self-esteem and recognition. On the other hand, Maslow called the fifth, top level of the pyramid a âgrowth needâ because our need to self-actualize obliges us to go beyond our individual, limited selves and fulfil our true potential as human beings."
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Neel Burton, Our Hierarchy of Needs, Psychology Today, (23 May, 2012)
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