Order of Pyramid
Needs of Each Level
Real-world examples of the needs
100

Physiological Needs

What is the need on the bottom of the pyramid?

100

Food, water, oxygen, and sleep

What are the physiological Needs?

100

A guy stays alone everyday, without having friends or family. What need is he not meeting?

Social needs.
200

Safety Needs

What is the need on the second level of the pyramid?

200

A dog lives in a broken down shed where the owner typically forgets to give it water and food for days, and it's now really hungry and skinny. What need is the dog not meeting?

Physiological Needs.

300

Social Needs

What is the the need on the third level of the pyramid?

300

A kid is new to a school and no one wants to sit next  to him. The kid thinks it's because nobody cares about him and he's sad. What needs are he not meeting.

Social and esteem needs.

400

Esteem Needs

The need on the fourth level of the pyramid?

400

A guy sleeps in an apartment that had an break-in lately. He can't sleep thinking his apartment floor will be broken-in. What need is he not meeting?

Safety Needs.

500

Self-Actualization Needs

What is the need at the top of the pyramid?

500

A guy believes he will not be able to afford the next rent for his apartment. He is afraid he will be homeless. What needs are he not meeting?

Safety and esteem needs.

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