How to Identify Your Current Psychological Needs

  The psychological needs of the individual change, depending on the time and their circumstances. Although basic needs are maintained throughout life, each person acquires a different intensity in relation to factors such as age, personal experiences, the specific context, etc. The self-determination theory that proposes there are three basic psychological needs is widely accepted. The three needs are competence, relatedness, and autonomy. For further clarification, these needs can be subdivided as follows: the need for certainty and comfort, variety, meaning, connection and relationship, growth, and contribution. In reality, although these psychological needs are always present, at each specific stage…