Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

Abraham Maslow is a famous psychologist known for creating Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The sections of his hierarchy are divided up into five groups. These sections include: physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self actualization. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can be used to explain nearly all human behavior. Physiological needs, safety needs, and love and belonging needs are especially present in my everyday life.
Physiological needs are present in my everyday life. Maslow states that lower level needs are met before upper level needs. The physiological needs are especially important in my life since they are all necessities for human survival. Food and water are just two examples of what I need everyday. This need has helped me gain a better understanding of why humans exist in the first place. If physiological needs are not met, then life on earth would cease to exist. Therefore, this need makes a lot of sense and is rightfully deserving of the most important category under Maslow’s Hierarchy
Love and belong needs are the third most needed category in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Friends and Family are some examples of love and belonging needs. Through personal experience, I have found that friends and family are practical necessities in my everyday life. They are people I can talk to and people I can share my emotions with without judgement or prejudice from society. Castaway, the movie starring Tom Hanks, is a great example of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, especially love and belonging. Tom Hanks is stranded on a deserted island with nothing but a volleyball named Wilson, as his friend. Hanks resorted to making friends with a volleyball just to satisfy his need for love and belonging. Love and belonging, including physiological and safety needs, are very important in survival as a human being, and have helped me gain a better understanding of myself and