Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Something to think about.

1. Physiological needs - hunger, thirst, warmth, pain avoidance, sexual release, and others
2. Safety needs - housing, clothing, financial and physical security
3. Love and belongingness needs - social acceptance and personal intimacy (Maslow argued that much of mankind's frustration stemmed from inadequacy in this area, since lower-level needs had been met. People can often say that they have eaten enough or own enough clothes, but who can say "I am loved enough"?)
4. Esteem needs - feeling of adequacy and achievement, approval, prestige, social status
5. Self-actualization needs - the need to understand, cognitively and aesthetically; the ultimate integration of the self and realization of one's highest inner potential