Title: Identify physical and psychological needs related to interior environments.
Course: Interior Design I (19263-I) > Section: Investigating Influences on Interior Design

Identification should include Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, as follows:

- Physical needs (i.e., shelter, food, water, rest, and safety) satisfied by interior environments, together with corresponding design/construction elements that address these needs
- Psychological needs (i.e., security, love and acceptance, esteem, and self-actualization) satisfied by interior environments, together with corresponding design/construction elements that address these needs

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Which interior design and construction elements are directly involved with satisfying the physical needs of people?
- Which interior design and construction elements are directly involved with satisfying the psychological needs of people?

Communication

- How can physical needs and the ways design and construction elements satisfy them be communicated?
- How can psychological needs and the ways design and construction elements satisfy them be communicated?

Leadership

- What skills must a leader have to satisfy physical and psychological needs through interior design?
- What are some potential consequences of failing to satisfy needs through interior design?

Management

- What resources help satisfy physical and psychological needs through interior design?
- What steps can a professional take to design interiors that satisfy such needs?