Warning people of the deadly nature of certain behaviors may increase the need for self-esteem because self-esteem helps solve the psychological problem of death.

警告人们某些致命性的行为是为了提高自尊，因为自尊有助于克服死亡的心理问题。

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Being out of work for a long time is so hard on your self-esteem that you need a regular dose of encouragement from friends, former colleagues and bosses, and relatives who are on your side.

的人，应该保持密切的联系。长期失业的人自尊心往往会大受打击，因此需要经常从支持你的朋友、前同事和老板，以及亲戚那里获得鼓励。

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Research shows that even partial ostracism is quickly detected, and that lacking information that others in your group seem to have undermines not one but four fundamental human needs: the need for belonging and connection to others, self-esteem, the need for a sense of control and effectiveness, and the need for meaningful work.

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The Apollo program was a sort of collective ego boost for Americans, but again I would rank it as a sign of maturity that we no longer have need for hundred billion dollar self-esteem enhancements.

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Once we've taken care of those, we can attend to our craving for love and companionship, and then on to our desire for self-esteem and, finally, to our need for what Maslow called self-actualization.

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