Maslow's social needs are described as?

• A. Needs related to interaction with others
• B. Needs for safety
• C. Needs for self-actualization
• D. Needs for rest

Answer: (A)

Maslow’s social needs are the belongingness and love needs, which focus on our connection with others. They’re fulfilled through interaction with family, friends, romantic partners, and social groups, giving us a sense of acceptance, affection, and being part of a community. In the hierarchy, these needs come after basic physiological and safety needs and before esteem and self-actualization, meaning we’re motivated to form and maintain relationships once we’re safe and have basic survival needs covered. When these needs are met, people feel connected and valued; when they’re not, loneliness and social isolation can occur. Safety needs involve protection and security, self-actualization is about realizing personal potential and growth, and rest is a physiological need tied to basic survival, not social connection.