3 Human Needs and Wants Flashcards
(32 cards)
necessity; for survival
needs
driving force behind motivation
needs
you would be sick or die without it
needs
luxury; for convenience
wants
driving force behind demand of goods and services
wants
you will be dissatisfied without it
wants
who made the theory of human motivation?
abraham maslow
desire/willingness to do something; needs dictate an individual’s behavior
motivation
physiological needs
most basic of survival needs (air, food, water, shelter, etc)
safety needs
personal and financial security for stability and well-being
belongingness and love needs
human interaction, friendships, family bonds; feeling of kinship and connectedness with each other
esteem needs
self-respect, self-esteem; sometimes based on self-assessment and acknowledgement of other people
self-actualization needs
fulfillment of potential as a person, including education, skills and creativity, and other larger than life goals – one of the hardest to achieve
difficiency needs
physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem needs
once you have enough of these needs, it’s okay to stop
difficiency needs
growth needs
self-actualization needs
once you start developing these needs, you can’t stop – it makes you want to do more
growth needs
changes made by society to change from an unpleasant to a more pleasant condition
developments
most basic of survival needs (air, food, water, shelter, etc)
physiological needs
personal and financial security for stability and well-being
safety needs
human interaction, friendships, family bonds; feeling of kinship and connectedness with each other
belongingness and love needs
self-respect, self-esteem; sometimes based on self-assessment and acknowledgement of other people
esteem needs
fulfillment of potential as a person, including education, skills and creativity, and other larger than life goals – one of the hardest to achieve
self-actualization needs
sustenance
food, water, shelter, etc.
