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Last time we looked at the basic psychological need for orientation and control. This time we consider another basic need, and that is the need for self-esteem enhancement and protection.

This need for self-enhancement or self-esteem has been regarded as a fundamental function of our humanity an has been called the “master sentiment” (McDougall, 1932), and”the basic law of human life” (Becker, 1971). It is also considered by Klaus Grawe as one of the four basic psychological needs (2007), and the only on of those needs that is distinctly a human need. For to have self-esteem means we have to have a conscious awareness of ourselves and an ability to think reflectively. This self-image is developed as we interact with others, as we develop language, so it is a need that crystallises later than the other needs. It is also the most complex need, especially from a neural perspective, and we can only understand in part how this need is represented in the brain. There are some assumptions we can make with some degree of confidence based on our current understanding of psychology.


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