On the significance of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory

This is the most basic need for human beings to maintain their own survival, including the needs for the following things: breathing, water, food, sleep, physiological balance, secretion and sex. If any of these needs (except sex) are not met, people's physiological functions will not function normally. In other words, people's lives will be threatened. In this sense, physiological needs are the primary driving force to promote human action. Maslow believes that only when these basic needs are satisfied to the extent necessary for survival can other needs become new incentive factors, and at this time these relatively satisfied needs no longer become incentive factors.

(2) the need for security

This is the human demand for the following things: ◆ personal safety ◆ health protection ◆ resource ownership ◆ property ownership ◆ moral protection ◆ job security ◆ family security Maslow believes that the whole body is a mechanism for pursuing security, and human sensory organs, effector organs, intelligence and other energies are mainly tools for seeking security, and even science and outlook on life can be regarded as a part of meeting security needs. Of course, once this demand is relatively satisfied, it is no longer an incentive factor. Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory diagram 1

(3) the need for emotion and sense of belonging

This level includes the demand for the following things: ◆ friendship ◆ love ◆ sexual intimacy. Everyone wants to get mutual relationship and care. Emotional needs are more detailed than physiological needs, which are related to a person's physiological characteristics, experience, education and religious beliefs.

(4) the need for respect

This level includes the demand for the following things: ◆ self-esteem ◆ self-confidence ◆ achievement ◆ respect for others ◆ respect by others. Everyone wants to have a stable social status, and requires personal abilities and achievements to be recognized by society. The need for respect can be divided into internal respect and external respect. Inner respect means that a person wants to be strong, competent, confident and independent in various situations. In short, internal respect is people's self-esteem. External respect means that a person wants to have status, prestige, respect, trust and high praise from others. Maslow believes that the need to respect can make people full of confidence in themselves, full of enthusiasm for society, and realize the usefulness and value of living.

(5) the need for self-realization

This level includes the demand for the following things: ◆ morality ◆ creativity ◆ consciousness ◆ ability to solve problems ◆ fairness ◆ ability to accept reality. This is the highest level of demand. It refers to the needs of people who realize their personal ideals and ambitions, give full play to their personal abilities, reach the realm of self-realization, accept themselves and others, enhance their ability to solve problems, raise their awareness, be good at doing things independently, ask to be alone without being disturbed, and accomplish everything commensurate with their abilities. In other words, people must do competent work in order to feel the greatest happiness. Maslow pointed out that the ways to meet the needs of self-realization vary from person to person. The need for self-realization is Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory Figure 2.

I am trying to realize my potential and make myself more and more the person I expect. In 1954, Maslow discussed two other needs mentioned in his early works: the need for knowledge and the need for aesthetics. These two needs are not included in his level of needs, and he thinks they should be between the needs of respect and the needs of self-realization.