... see beautiful things. These needs are only partly fulfilled by the mass media. Interacting with another human can only satisfy these needs. Take love, for example. Today the mass media still can't satisfy this need. No one knows for sure about the future but love will most probably never be satisfied by mass media. Next on the list are the personal integrative needs for self-confidence, stability, status and reassurance. These needs can be only partly satisfied by mass media. Media can have a huge effect on a person's confidence. By watching "perfect" people in advertisements, one's self-esteem can become very low. These types of things can trigger illnesses such as anorexia. Therefore the mass media does more bad than good to this set of needs. Then come the tension release needs. They are the needs for escape and diversion. These can be partly fulfilled by the mass media, however ...

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