Basic Human Needs

Basic Human Needs - I searched the internet looking for something that could help me explain some basic human needs and ran across Maslow’s pyramid. It is a pretty accurate diagram of basic human needs.

The bottom of the pyramid is the most important, leading upward to the least important. One thing I would change a bit is moving love and esteem around a little, where importance and acceptance is higher than love. However, that is my personal experience.

I’m going to highlight a few that I see as important. I will be making a bigger point in this blog that will tie into this concept.

Physical needs - People have physical needs such as Food, Water, and Sleep.

Safety and Security - People have the need for safety and feeling safe. Shelter; Health; Family;

Acceptance - People have a need to feel accepted by people.

Importance - People have a need to feel important.

Self Worth - People have the need to feel valuable, which also ties into importance

Respect - People have the need to feel respected.

Love - The need to love and be loved.

What I’m really trying to point out here is these are basic human needs. People need to feel important and accepted almost as much as they need to have food and shelter. Understanding this concept is part of the key to interpersonal relationships.