Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology that claims human needs are prioritized in a five-tier model. At the bottom are physiological needs like food, water, warmth, and rest. Above that are safety needs, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization at the top. Meeting our needs is key to achieving wellness, which includes physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions. Maslow studied humanistic psychology and believed understanding motivation through the hierarchy could explain human behavior.

1. Intro to Health Science St. 8
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2. *
*Define Human needs and ways they can be
met.
*Establish understanding of how needs are
prioritized under Maslow’s Hierarchy.
*Discuss how needs impact the various elements
of wellness.

3. *
*Psychology is the study of human behavior.
*Psychologist observe behavior and create
theories to explain why people think and act
the way that they do.

4. *
*Abraham Maslow was am American psychologist
who studied and applied a Humanistic
approach.
*Humanistics follow a holistic approach to
studying human behavior that focuses on
helping people reach their own personal
potential.
*Maslow’s most famous work was on his
Hierarchy of Human needs, which he believed
explained the motivations for human behavior.

5. *
*Needs are thing which we are unwell or in a
state of suffering without
*Some needs are more important than other
needs
*Humans have levels of needs that impact
wellness

6. *
*To be “well”, a person must be functioning to
the standard that they define as acceptable
*Physically
*Socially
*Emotionally
*Spiritually
*Wellness is subjective (varies from person to
person)

7. *
*Meeting our needs is how we achieve and
maintain wellness.
*We have physical, emotional, social and spiritual
needs.

8. *
*Nature does this for us:
*We literally can’t live without our physical needs
being met.
*Ex: You can live for 2 to 4 minutes without air.
*Beyond physical needs, psychology takes over.

9. *

10. *
*Physiological needs
include air, water,
food, sleep, protection
from elements, and
elimination of waste.
*These needs may fail
to be met in situations
of illness, disaster or
poverty and can result
in death.

11. *
*Safety needs include
feelings of security,
free from fear or
anxiety.
*These needs can be
interfered with by
actual insecurity or
perceived insecurity.
What mental
illness might
cause “perceived
insecurity”?

12. *
*These are social and
emotional needs.
Humans need to feel
connection to others,
community, and love.
*These needs vary from
person to person. They
can be interfered with
by emotional issues or
cultural issues.
Social
Media?

13. *
*Esteem is our opinion of
ourselves, and other’s
opinion of us. This is
strongly connected to our
sense of connection to
others, and our security
in or relationships.
*When these needs are
unmet, low self esteem
may occur and lead to
degradation of other
needs.

14. *
*Maslow considered this
the ideal and highest
level of function. It
involves integration and
meeting all other needs,
and is very internal.
*Self actualized people
are confident, meeting
their own expectations of
their highest potential.
*This is a process or
journey, not a
destination.“What a man can
be, he must be.”

15. *
*Has your definition of
needs changed from
before this lesson?
*Can you see how some
needs vary from person
to person?