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<center><h2><b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_human_needs Fundamental Human Needs]</b></h2></center>
 
<center><h2><b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_human_needs Fundamental Human Needs]</b></h2></center>
  
The following list of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needs needs] is in part inspired by [http://cnvc.org/needs.htm this list] which is on the [http://cnvc.org Center for Nonviolent Communication] web-site.  
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The following list of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needs needs] is in part inspired by [http://cnvc.org/en/what-nvc/needs-list/needs-inventory this list] which is on the [http://cnvc.org Center for Nonviolent Communication] web-site.  
  
 
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Physical Survival</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Physical Survival</b><br>
 
air<br>
 
air<br>
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rest</font></p>
 
rest</font></p>
 
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         </td>
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Nurturance</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Nurturance</b><br>
 
touch<br>
 
touch<br>
cuddling<br>
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closeness<br>
 
physical affection<br>
 
physical affection<br>
 
sensitivity<br>
 
sensitivity<br>
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caring<br>
 
caring<br>
 
bonding<br>
 
bonding<br>
comfort</font></p>
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comfort<br>
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love</font></p>
 
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Autonomy</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Autonomy</b><br>
 
freedom<br>
 
freedom<br>
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Mental</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Mental</b><br>
 
stimulation<br>
 
stimulation<br>
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belief<br>
 
belief<br>
 
reflection<br>
 
reflection<br>
discrimination</font></p>
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discrimination<br>
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perspective</font></p>
 
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         </td>
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Self-Expression</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Self-Expression</b><br>
 
creativity<br>
 
creativity<br>
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to create / generate</font></p>
 
to create / generate</font></p>
 
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Integrity</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Integrity</b><br>
 
self-worth<br>
 
self-worth<br>
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vision / dreams<br>
 
vision / dreams<br>
 
direction<br>
 
direction<br>
honesty</font></p>
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honesty<br>
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dignity</font></p>
 
         </td>
 
         </td>
  
 
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Celebration of Life</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Celebration of Life</b><br>
 
aliveness<br>   
 
aliveness<br>   
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Spiritual</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Spiritual</b><br>
 
beauty / aesthetic<br>  
 
beauty / aesthetic<br>  
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communion</font></p>
 
communion</font></p>
 
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         </td>
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           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Interdependence / Social</b><br>
 
           <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Interdependence / Social</b><br>
 
acceptance<br>  
 
acceptance<br>  
 
empathy<br>  
 
empathy<br>  
warmth<br>
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companionship<br>
 
appreciation<br>   
 
appreciation<br>   
intimacy<br>  
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cooperation<br>  
 
belonging<br>   
 
belonging<br>   
 
contribution to others<br>
 
contribution to others<br>
closeness<br>   
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acknowledgement<br>   
love<br>
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community<br>  
acknowledgment<br>
 
community<br>
 
 
reassurance<br>  
 
reassurance<br>  
 
group identity<br>   
 
group identity<br>   
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<center><h2><b>Needs and their existential categories of being</b></h2></center>
 
 
The following list came from [http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/maxneef.htm this page] about the work of the Chilean economist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Max-Neef Manfred Max-Neef].
 
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Fundamental<br>
 
        Human Needs</b></font></p>
 
        </td>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Being</b><br>
 
        (qualities)</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Having</b><br>
 
        (things)</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Doing</b><br>
 
        (actions)</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Interacting</b><br>
 
        (settings)</font></p>
 
 
        </td>
 
    </tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">subsistence</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">physical and <br>
 
 
        mental health</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">food, shelter<br>
 
        work</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">feed, clothe,<br>
 
        rest, work</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">living environment,<br>
 
        social setting</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
 
    </tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">protection</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">care,<br>
 
        adaptability<br>
 
 
        autonomy</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">social security,<br>
 
        health systems,<br>
 
        work</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">co-operate,<br>
 
        plan, take care <br>
 
        of, help</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">social environment,<br>
 
 
        dwelling</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
    </tr>
 
    <tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">affection</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">respect, sense<br>
 
        of humour, <br>
 
        generosity,<br>
 
        sensuality</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">friendships,<br>
 
 
        family,<br>
 
        relationships <br>
 
        with nature</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">share, take care of, <br>
 
        make love, express <br>
 
 
        emotions</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">privacy,<br>
 
        intimate spaces<br>
 
        of togetherness</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
 
    </tr>
 
    <tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">understanding</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">critical<br>
 
        capacity,<br>
 
 
        curiosity, intuition</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">literature,<br>
 
        teachers, policies<br>
 
        educational<br>
 
          </font></p>
 
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">analyse, study,meditate<br>
 
        investigate,<br>
 
          </font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">schools, families<br>
 
 
        universities,<br>
 
        communities,<br>
 
          </font></p>
 
        </td>
 
    </tr>
 
    <tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">participation</font></p>
 
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">receptiveness,<br>
 
        dedication,<br>
 
        sense of humour</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">responsibilities,<br>
 
        duties, work,<br>
 
        rights</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">cooperate,<br>
 
        dissent, express<br>
 
 
        opinions</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">associations,<br>
 
        parties, churches,<br>
 
        neighbourhoods</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
 
    </tr>
 
    <tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">leisure</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">imagination,<br>
 
        tranquillity<br>
 
 
        spontaneity</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">games, parties,<br>
 
        peace of mind</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">day-dream,<br>
 
        remember,<br>
 
        relax, have fun</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">landscapes,<br>
 
        intimate spaces,<br>
 
 
        places to be alone</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
    </tr>
 
    <tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">creation</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">imagination, <br>
 
        boldness, <br>
 
        inventiveness,<br>
 
        curiosity</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">abilities, skills,<br>
 
 
        work,<br>
 
        techniques</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">invent, build,<br>
 
        design, work,<br>
 
        compose,<br>
 
 
        interpret</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">spaces for<br>
 
        expression,<br>
 
        workshops,<br>
 
        audiences</font></p>
 
 
        </td>
 
    </tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">identity</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">sense of <br>
 
 
        belonging, self-<br>
 
        esteem, <br>
 
        consistency</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">language, <br>
 
        religions, work,<br>
 
 
        customs,<br>
 
        values, norms</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">get to know <br>
 
        oneself, grow, <br>
 
        commit oneself</font></p>
 
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">places one<br>
 
        belongs to,<br>
 
        everyday <br>
 
        settings</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
 
    </tr>
 
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          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">freedom</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">autonomy,<br>
 
        passion, self-esteem, <br>
 
 
        open-mindedness</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">equal rights</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">dissent, choose, <br>
 
 
        run risks, develop <br>
 
        awareness</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
        <td>
 
          <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana">anywhere</font></p>
 
        </td>
 
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 1 June 2009

Fundamental Human Needs

The following list of needs is in part inspired by this list which is on the Center for Nonviolent Communication web-site.

Physical Survival
air
nutrition
food
waste
water
sleep
shelter
movement
safety
chemical balance
sexual expression
rest

Nurturance
touch
closeness
physical affection
sensitivity
warmth
relaxation
tenderness
caring
bonding
comfort
love

Autonomy
freedom
space
independence
will
choice
fortitude
individuality
stamina
self-empowerment
options
solitude

Mental
stimulation
focus
clarity / to understand
comprehension
discernment
information
memory
awareness
belief
reflection
discrimination
perspective

Self-Expression
creativity
to be heard
growth
speaking
healing
singing
learning / mastery
meaning
teaching
to create / generate

Integrity
self-worth
centeredness
authenticity
identity
self-respect
composure
purpose
conviction
vision / dreams
direction
honesty
dignity

Celebration of Life
aliveness
ecstasy
pleasure
delight
accomplishment
stimulation
excitement
dance
humor
passion
intensity
play

to celebrate losses:
mourning loved ones,
dreams unfulfilled, etc.

Spiritual
beauty / aesthetic
bliss
harmony / peace
self-awareness
order
serenity
grace
faith
inspiration
hope
being / beingness
higher purpose
transcendence
communion

Interdependence / Social
acceptance
empathy
companionship
appreciation
cooperation
belonging
contribution to others
acknowledgement
community
reassurance
group identity
connection
respect
communication
consideration
support
honesty from others
emotional freedom
being trusted
emotional safety
understanding