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 |
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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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