What is the correct sequence of Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory starting from basic to highest level of needs?
A. Affiliation/ Belongingness needs
B. Self Actualization Needs
C. Basic Physiological Needs
D. Esteem Needs
E. Safety/Security Needs
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C, E, A, D, B
(C) Basic Physiological Needs — level 1: hunger, thirst, shelter and sleep, the needs that keep a person alive, met at work by the basic salary.
(E) Safety/Security Needs — level 2: protection from physical and economic harm, met by job security, stability of income and a pension.
(A) Affiliation/Belongingness needs — level 3: affection, acceptance and friendship, met by belonging to a work group.
(D) Esteem Needs — level 4: self-respect, autonomy, status and recognition.
(B) Self Actualization Needs — level 5, the highest. It is the need to become what one is capable of becoming, through growth and self-fulfilment. The order holds because a need that is already satisfied no longer motivates. Each level begins to motivate only when the level below it has been met.
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