What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Abraham Maslow believed that human needs had a hierarchy. Survival needs were the base needs, while "loftier" goals were closer to the top. The idea is that ...

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a model for understanding the motivations for human behavior. These include physiological needs, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. The ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Abraham Maslow's iconic pyramid of needs is ...

When a client is struggling with financial or health needs in addition to personal or spiritual ones, it is common to make an appeal to "Maslow's hierarchy," according to which material needs, in some ...