Maslow has arranged human needs in a hierarchy. According to him at a given moment of time all needs are not equally important. They can be placed in an ascending order in the order of importance. Maslow’s classification of human needs can be shown in a form of pyramid given below :
Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
(i) Physiological needs
These are the basic needs of every individual. It includes food, clothing and shelter
(ii) Security/safety needs
These needs drive a person to be relieved from the risk of not only physical danger but also of insecurity relating to job, insecurity regarding children’s future and so on.
(iii) Social needs
Man is a social animal. He likes to be sociable i.e. liking the company of other people..
(iv)Esteem needs
Esteem means to have high regard for or to greatly respect or to think favourably.
(v) Self actualisation needs
It is the desire to become what one is capable of becoming i.e. to make maximum use of one’s potential or to achieve something exceptional.
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