Chapter 6 Psychological Needs Flashcards
Self determination theroy
Says people are motivated to grow and change by three universal psychological needs ; autonomy, relatedness and competence. Began with humanistic ideals related to self actualization and evolved into 5 main meta theories and debatedly a 6th. Psychologists say we must claim agency and therapists can only help so far. Part of this is cognitive evaluation theroy
Build autonomy
Provide explanatory rationales , acknowledge and accept negative affect, be patient and empathetic, take perspective, offer choice ( but not falso choice, choice with respect to congruence to their true self ) be an ally,
Build competence
Optimal level of challenge ( flow)
Structured learning environment, feedback and expectations
Hallmarks Effectiveness mastery make progress
Build relatedness
Hallmarks ; feeling socially connected, giving and receiving care and benevolence to those significant in out lives
To build ; understanding, validation and caring
Psychological needs are
Interesting, growth needs and enjoyable
How can an environment be supportive to psychological needs ?
Affordances ( interesting activity) optimal challenges , opportunities to act, enrichrd learning
External events ( incentives rewards consequences feedback choices imposed gosls competition praise )
Community and culture ,( expectations, roles, prescriptions and proscriptions, aspirations to well being )
Relationships support autonomy competition relatedness
Person ( identified vs integrated regulation) curiosity
An activity that involves psychological needs let’s us feel —– and one that datusfys then has us feel ——
Interest, enjoyment
Organismic theroies of motivation argue well being depends on
Supportive environments
Hallmarks of autonomy
Effectance, mastery, making progress
What do we call autonomy thwarting
Controlling
Autonomy support enhances
Motivation, development, psychological wellbeing and perfirmance
Key to optimal conditions to support competence
Failure tolerance, feedback,
Effectance motivation builds
Competence and encourages us to find new challenges and learn new skills
Competence psychological need Hallmark
Effectance mastery making progress
Flow occurs when
Personal competence meets activity challenge
Why is failure competence enhancing
Recognize need for instruction and advice, allows revision of coping, allows us to determine cause of failure
Primary condition involving need for relatedness is —- while primary condition. Satisfying the need is —–
Social interaction, partner responsiveness
Validation
My partner likes me and accepts me. My partner values and appreciates me
Core aspect of relatedness support
Cooperation and team work, fruejdky communication, individualized conversation, showing care
Exchange vs communal
Interaction give and take for service, deep bond and supply emotional support
When does internalization occur
Relatedness to others
Vital
Feeling of vigor when psychological needs of competence relatedness and autonomy are met
