The humans have nine emotional needs: Condensed from UMAN GIVENS JOURNAL 1 Security: A sense of safety and security; safe territory; an environment in which people can live without experiencing excessive fear so that they can develop healthily. 2 Autonomy and control: A sense of autonomy and control over what happens around and to us. 3 Status: A sense of status - being accepted and valued in the various social groups we belong to. 4 Privacy: Time and space enough to reflect on and consolidate our experiences. 5 Attention: Receiving attention from others, but also giving it; a form of essential nutrition that fuels the development of each individual, family and culture. 6 Connection to the wider community: We need to feel part of something larger than ourselves. 7 Intimacy: Emotional connection to other people - friendship, love, intimacy, fun. 8 Competence and achievement: A sense of our own competence and achievements, that we have what it takes to meet lifes demands - which ensures we dont feel we are rubbish (dont develop low self-esteem’). 9 Meaning and purpose: A sense of meaning and purpose bigger than ourselves that our lives become purposeful and full of meaning. Meaning makes suffering tolerable.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:44:07 +0000
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