One of the qualifiers to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory is that needs at one level of the hierarchy do not have to be completely satisfied before the next level of needs become important.

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Maslow himself noted that his hierarchy is not a rigid progression and that individuals may have needs from different levels concurrently, or may move back and forth between levels.

One of the Qualifiers to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory