Five Affection Needs
American psychologist Henry Murray developed a theory of personality that was organized in terms of motives, presses, and needs. According to Murray, these psychogenic needs function mostly on the unconscious level, but play a major role in our personality. Murray classified five affection needs:
| Need | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Spending time with other people |
| Nurturance | Taking care of another person |
| Play | Having fun with others |
| Rejection | Rejecting other people |
| Securance | Being helped or protected by others |
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Famous quotes containing the word affection:
“Children are extraordinarily precious members of society; they are exquisitely alert, sensitive, and conscious of their surroundings; and they are extraordinarily vulnerable to maltreatment or emotional abuse by adults who refuse to give them the profound respect and affection to which they are unconditionally entitled.”
—Wisdom of the Elders, quoted in Kids Are Worth It, by Barbara Coloroso, ch. 1 (1994)