Core term · Abraham Maslow · Salvador Minuchin

Hierarchy of Needs

From safety to belonging to esteem to growth — a ladder of human motivation.

Areas of life
Healthworkpurpose

Why it matters

Growth depends partly on unmet lower needs.

How to handle it

Identify which need is currently under-supported.

Who shaped this idea

The thinkers behind it

Bring it to your own life

Questions in this spirit

A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.

All questions

From concept to practice

Turn Hierarchy of Needs into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.