<Ul> <Li> Friendships </Li> <Li> Intimacy </Li> <Li> Family </Li> </Ul> <P> According to Maslow, humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance among social groups, regardless whether these groups are large or small . For example, some large social groups may include clubs, co-workers, religious groups, professional organizations, sports teams, gangs, and online communities . Some examples of small social connections include family members, intimate partners, mentors, colleagues, and confidants . Humans need to love and be loved--both sexually and non-sexually--by others . Many people become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety, and clinical depression in the absence of this love or belonging element . This need for belonging may overcome the physiological and security needs, depending on the strength of the peer pressure . </P> <P> Esteem needs are ego needs or status needs develop a concern with getting recognition, status, importance, and respect from others . All humans have a need to feel respected; this includes the need to have self - esteem and self - respect . Esteem presents the typical human desire to be accepted and valued by others . People often engage in a profession or hobby to gain recognition . These activities give the person a sense of contribution or value . Low self - esteem or an inferiority complex may result from imbalances during this level in the hierarchy . People with low self - esteem often need respect from others; they may feel the need to seek fame or glory . However, fame or glory will not help the person to build their self - esteem until they accept who they are internally . Psychological imbalances such as depression can hinder the person from obtaining a higher level of self - esteem or self - respect . </P> <P> Most people have a need for stable self - respect and self - esteem . Maslow noted two versions of esteem needs: a "lower" version and a "higher" version . The "lower" version of esteem is the need for respect from others . This may include a need for status, recognition, fame, prestige, and attention . The "higher" version manifests itself as the need for self - respect . For example, the person may have a need for strength, competence, mastery, self - confidence, independence, and freedom . This "higher" version takes guidelines, the "hierarchies are interrelated rather than sharply separated". This means that esteem and the subsequent levels are not strictly separated; instead, the levels are closely related . </P>

Physiological needs are the lowest level of needs in maslow's hierarchy of needs model