The Psychology Behind Instilling a Sense of ‘Home’

Home can be your childhood roots and the pizzeria around the corner. Home can be the house you grew up in and the familiar sights, sounds, tastes, and smells that are as familiar to you as the sun rising each day and setting each night. It can be the physical place you reside and the community it bestows.  Home can be the conversations with loved ones at the dinner table about anything and everything. It can be talking with your friends over a cup of hot tea or coffee. It can be vacations we adored and memories we will always cherish. It can be places that become a part of us. I think many of us have so many definitions of “home.” A sense of home can surely manifest in a multitude of ways, but ultimately, I tend to think that humans naturally crave a sense of belonging, somewhere, somehow. I can recall a lesson from one of my psychology courses in college; a lesson about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. (It’s been quite a while since I was in a lecture hall sitting in front of a projector, but I distinctly remember that there was a pyramid to demonstrate said hierarchy.) At the base of the pyramid, our physiological needs are expressed — food, water, shelter, rest. But as we ascend the triangle, our basic human needs take on a psychological component — humans need security and safety. Higher up on the pyramid are psychological needs — the need for love and belongingness, where we establish intimacy among friends and forge meaningful connections...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Personal Psychology Family Friendship home Homesickness Memories Moving Source Type: blogs