A client says, "i do not want to go back to school because i fear that everyone will laugh at me." which level of need does the given scenario refer to according to maslow's hierarchy of needs?

I believe the answer is esteem.

According to maslow's hierarchy of needs, esteem refers to the need of feeling valued by other people within our social groups. Lack of self esteem will tend to affect people's overall performance and how they handles rejections from other people.