PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Abraham Maslow, Belongingness
16 Jun 2018
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PSYC 100 – Lecture 27
Social and Achievement Motivation
Belongingness and Love Needs
• Hierarchy of Needs
o A M
o From bottom to top (bottom most essential):
▪ Physiological needs: hunger, thirst, fatigue, etc.
▪ Safety needs: to feel secure & safe, out of danger
▪ Belongingness and love needs: to be with others, be accepted, and
belong
▪ Esteem needs: to achieve, be competent, gain approval and
recognition
▪ Cognitive needs: to know, understand, and explore
▪ Aesthetic needs: symmetry, order, and beauty
▪ Self-actualization needs: to find self-
potential
• Belonging is a need, not a want
o The need to belong is the motivation to maintain relationships that involve
pleasant feelings such as warmth, affection, appreciation, and mutual
-being (eg. friendship)
o Pleasant interactions are wanted, but a sense of permanence is what
makes these interactions important for our well-being – eg. having close
relationships rather than several, less meaningful and less frequent
interactions
• Love
o Different types of love
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