t individual needs, and that a lack there of, say vitamin C for example, will lead to very specific hunger for things which have, in the past, provided that vitamin C, for instance orange juice. When physiological needs are largely taken care of, the second layer, or the safety and security needs layer, comes into play. You will become increasingly interested in finding safe circumstances, stability, and protection. You might develop a need for structure, for order, or some limits. Looking at it negatively, you may become concerned, not with needs like hunger or thirst, but with your fears and anxieties. In the ordinary American adult, this set of needs manifest themselves in the form of our urges to have a home in a safe neighborhood, a little job security, a good retirement plan, a bit of insurance, and so on. When physiological and safety needs are mostly taken care of a new layer starts to show, this is the love and belonging needs layer. You begin to feel the need for friends, a sweetheart, children, and affectionate relationships in general, and even a sense of community. The negative side to this is that you can become extremely susceptible to loneliness and social anxieties. In our everyday life we show these needs with our desires to get married, have a family, be part of a community, a member of a church, a brother or sister in the fraternity or sorority, a member of a gang or maybe a social club. It is also a part of what we look for in a career. Next, we look for a little self-esteem. Maslow noted two versions of esteem needs, a lower one and a higher one. The lower one is the need for the respect of others, the need of status, fame, glory, recognition, attention, reputation, appreciation, and dignity, even dominance. The higher form involves the need for the need for self-respect, including such feelings as confidence, competence, achievement, mastery, independence, and freedom. The negative version of these needs is low-se...
