Physiological Needs
What are physiological needs?
Basic needs required for survival.
What are safety needs?
Needs related to security, stability, and protection.
What does love and belonging mean in Maslow’s Hierarchy?
The need for connection, relationships, acceptance, and support.
What are esteem needs?
Needs related to confidence, self-respect, accomplishment, and feeling valued.
What does self-actualization mean?
Reaching personal growth, purpose, and potential.
Name two examples of physiological needs.
Food, water, sleep, shelter, hygiene, clothing, or physical health.
Name two examples of safety needs.
Safe housing, stable income, medical care, transportation, emotional safety, routines, or feeling protected.
Name two examples of love and belonging needs.
Friendship, family support, community, healthy relationships, trust, teamwork, or feeling accepted.
Name two examples of esteem needs.
Confidence, achievement, respect, independence, self-worth, recognition, or feeling capable.
Name two examples of self-actualization.
Purpose, creativity, personal growth, living by values, meaningful goals, helping others, or reaching potential.
Why might someone struggle to focus if their physiological needs are not met?
Their body is focused on survival, making it harder to concentrate, plan, or manage emotions.
Why are routines connected to safety needs?
Routines help people feel more stable, organized, and prepared.
Why can isolation make personal growth harder?
Isolation can reduce support, motivation, accountability, and confidence.
Why is accomplishment important for esteem?
A person feels proud after completing a weekly goal. Which level is being strengthened?
Why is self-actualization usually placed at the top of the pyramid?
It often becomes easier to focus on growth and purpose once basic needs, safety, connection, and confidence are more stable.
A person begins setting career goals based on their values and purpose. Which level does this represent?
Self-actualization.
A person feels proud after completing a weekly goal. Which level is being strengthened?
Esteem needs.
A client has not eaten all day and feels irritated during group. Which level of Maslow’s Hierarchy may be unmet?
Physiological needs.
A person is worried about losing housing and cannot focus on job searching. Which need is most likely being affected?
Safety needs.
A person starts attending a group and feels encouraged by others. Which need is being supported?
Love and belonging.
Explain how sleep can affect someone’s ability to meet higher-level needs.
Poor sleep can affect mood, decision-making, motivation, relationships, and the ability to work toward goals.
How can financial instability affect someone’s emotional wellbeing?
It can increase stress, fear, anxiety, and make it harder to focus on other goals.
How can healthy relationships support stability?
They can provide encouragement, accountability, emotional support, and a sense of connection.
What is the difference between confidence and ego?
Confidence is believing in your ability while still being willing to learn. Ego often involves needing to prove superiority or avoid accountability.
How can helping others connect to self-actualization?
Helping others can give people a sense of purpose, meaning, growth, and connection to their values.