Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is made up of eight stages beginning with physiological and moving up too self-transcendence. It can then be separated into two categories; deficiency needs and growth needs. deficiency needs are the first four, physiological, safety, love & acceptance, and self esteem & respect of others. If these needs are not met it will get in the way of the person moving through the rest of stages as well as our ability to learn. Growth needs are knowledge & understanding, aesthetics/beauty, self-actualization and self-transcendence. These stages help us to move towards self-fulfillment.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is as follows:





I would describe my self as being in multiple stages at this time in my life.

• "Knowledge & Understanding" - because I am currently in college gaining the knowledge I need for my future career, and to move on in life
• "Aesthetics & Beauty" - because I do care about the way I look, and because style is always changing, this is always something that will need to be worked on
• "Self-actualization" - I may not be fully at this stage, but definitely at the point where I am striving to "be all that I can be." I am working towards this, and I feel I have begun to touch upon it.