The Pyramid to Self-Actualization by https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow “In his influential paper of 1943, A Theory of Human Motivation, the American psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that healthy human beings have a certain number of needs, and that these needs are arranged in a hierarchy, with some needs (such as physiological and safety needs) being more primitive or basic than others (such as social and ego needs). Maslow’s so-called ‘hierarchy of needs’ is often presented as a five-level pyramid, with higher needs coming into focus only once lower, more basic needs are met.” –Psychology Today, Neel Burton M.D en-us 2017-05-15 14:13:14 UTC 2025-11-27 16:54:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Tent.png The Pyramid mle_a https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/171846622 2017-05-15 14:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/171846622 The question I pose is this, are the lower levels of the pyramid required to be completed before reaching the highest level of self-actualization? By looking at Hamlet’s condition, one could argue at the time of his self-actualization, he has neither security of the body, nor love from his family. Is it possible to skip steps on the pyramid to self actualization? mle_a https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/172128835 2017-05-16 15:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/172128835 https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694661 the lower levels of the pyramid are important and should not be skipped. Hamlet is a rare case of someone who was able to skip steps and still be self-actualized]]> 2017-05-24 18:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694661 https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694809 For the majority, the basic lower needs are necessary but they may be able to achieve certain levels up higher ]]> 2017-05-24 18:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694809 https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694840 I feel like you need the lower levels of the pyramid because they compliment each other wen you have all the levels, thus giving us the ability to self actualize]]> 2017-05-24 18:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694840 https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694860 Some things are privileges, so no I don't think you need to necessarily follow the set pyramid that Maslow stated ]]> 2017-05-24 18:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mle_a/maslow/wish/173694860