Unit 5: Secondary Needs

Question 1

What is a need?

Answer 1

Any conditon inherent,that is essential and necessary for life, development and well-being
Need cared for= well-being maintained and enhance
Neglected= harm that disrupts physical or psychological well-being

Question 2

How do our psychological needs urge us?

Answer 2

Urge us to explore, learn and seek challenges with ultimate goal of emotional growth and satisfaction

Question 3

What are the two characteristics of psychological needs?

Answer 3

Organic-> living subject and their interaction with the environment (in search for fulfilment we modify our surroundings)
Behavioural motivators -> our natural motivation to learn,grow and develop

Question 4

How do physiological needs arise?

Answer 4

From biological deficiencies which motivate reactive behaviour to satisfy them

Question 5

What do psychological needs drive?

Answer 5

Proactive willingness to seek out and interact with an environment which meets our emotional and cognitive needs

Question 6

What are the 3 key secondary needs

Answer 6

• self determination
• competition
  -relatedness

Question 7

What is self determination ?

Answer 7

• also known as autonomy
• need to experience self- determination and personal gratification in the information and regular in one owns behaviour

Question 8

What are the three qualities involved with self determination

Answer 8

• perceived locus of causality
• volition
• perceived choice

Question 9

What is perceived locus of causality?

Answer 9

The understanding of the causal source of the motivated actions
Internal -> for personal satisfaction
External-> for the benefit of others

Question 10

What is volition?

Answer 10

Free willingness to engage in an activity, where no one is pressured/ coerced to act

Question 11

What is perceived choice?

Answer 11

It’s the send of choice in flexible environments
- offering choice doesn’t guarantee an increase if options do not reflect their values -> no satisfaction

Question 12

Relationships with other important figures in you life can be understood as autonomy…

Answer 12

Supportive or controlling

Question 13

What is competence/ competition

Answer 13

• need to interact effectively with the environment
• reflect desire to exercise one’s abilities and skills and seeking optimal challenges

Question 14

What motivation does competence generate?

Answer 14

To develop improve and refine personal skills

Question 15

What are characteristics of key environmental events for competence?

Answer 15

• optimal challenge, high structure and high tolerance for failure

Question 16

What is flow(competence)

Answer 16

Psychological state charcaterised by
- maximum enjoyment and intense concentration
- arises when challenge and ability are high

Question 17

What is essential to satisfy need for competence and how does it affect people?

Answer 17

• positive feedback and perception of progress satisfies competence
• people willing to seek out and master challenges which leads to growth and development

Question 18

What is relatedness

Answer 18

Need to establish close emotional ties and bonds with other people
Reflects desire to be emotionally connected and interpersonally involved in caring relationships

Question 19

How is relatedness activated and how is it satisfied ?

Answer 19

• activated by mere interaction
• satisfied by confining that social ties involve interest and affection

Question 20

Why is relatedness important?

Answer 20

Supports internalisation, which is the process by which a person adopts another persons beliefs, values etc.

Question 21

What makes a good day?

Answer 21

Psychological needs provide the psychological nutrients to experience a good day

Question 22

What are social needs?

Answer 22

Need not born with but shaped through experiences, socialisation opportunities and individual development
Leads to valuing positive emotional experiences

Question 23

How are social needs affects throughout our life?

Answer 23

• early experiences activate but not establish
• emerge and change over time

Question 24

How are social needs experienced once acquired?

Answer 24

• emotional and behavioural potentials that activate in response to specific situational incentives
  Eg date-> need for intimacy , inspirational speech -> need for power

Question 25

What is the need for achievement ?

Answer 25

• drives to seek succeed in competitions with standard for excellence (possibly failure)
• involve competing with yourself or others

Question 26

How do people with a low and high need achievement act when faced with a difficult task?

Answer 26

High= respond with standard of excellence with approach- oriented emotions eg. hope or pride
Low= respond with avoidance- oriented emotions eg anxiety, fear of failure

Question 27

What is an affiliative need?

Answer 27

Desire to establish, maintain, or restore positive relationship with others

Question 28

How may a person with a high need for affiliation act in a relationship?

Answer 28

Experience anxiety in relationship and constantly seek approval and emotional security from others -> view themselves as dependent

Question 29

What is a high need for power?

Answer 29

To establish, maintain or expand their impact, control or influence over other people etc,
Drive focused on dominance, reputation, status or position

Question 30

What type of person do people with high need for power may become

Answer 30

Leaders and seek to interact with other in an assertive and dominant manner
Experience strong positive emotions when opportunity exert influence

Question 31

How does a high need for power not necessarily lead to success?

Answer 31

Despite more vocal and influential make less good decisions cuz of lack of consideration and less information sharing

Question 32

What are quasi needs

Answer 32

Needs that are transitory and disappear once situational demand is satisfied
Eg umbrella= rain, good grade in exam