1. Atlantic Cape Community College
Heritage of the Western World II
Keith Carson, Senior Adjunct Professor of History
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
SELF-ACTUALIZATION: acceptance of facts; creativity; lack
of prejudice; morality; problem solving; spontaneity
ESTEEM: achievement; confidence; respect by/of others; self-
esteem
LOVE/BELONGING: family; friendship; sexual intimacy
SAFETY: security of body, of employment, of family, of
health, of morality, of property, of resources
PHYSIOLOGICAL: breathing, excretion, food, homeostasis,
sex, sleep, water
