Today We’ll Discuss…

1. Today We’ll Discuss… Psychological & Physiological Needs Psychological vs Social Needs Self Determination Theory Defined Regulation and Internalization of Behaviours Promoting and Hindering Goals Need Hierarchy?

2. What was Your Curfew? Expression of autonomy Being able to control your own life is an innate psychological need – if it is compromised – pathology can and will set in.

3. Relatedness Psychological Needs Competence Autonomy Psychological Needs (innate) Autonomy – Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) Relatedness – Care for Others, Others Care for us & Community Relationship Competence – Effective Interaction with Environment; Flow

4. Social Needs (not innate) Affiliation Intimacy Social Needs Power Achievement In Contrast to Psychological Needs Sometimes we strive for: Achievement – Approach vs Avoidance Affiliation – fear of interpersonal rejection Intimacy – growth oriented – close warm relationship(s) Power – impact, control, influence

5. Much like our physiological need for thirst, hunger or sex, each of us have an internal drive to have these psychological needs met.

6. At birth, we are hard wired to achieve these psychological needs. Our environment and the people that care for us after birth support or thwart our achievement of these needs

7. Self Determination Theory COT Self Determination Theory OIT CET BPNT GCT SDT aims to determine which factors support and which ones thwart the satisfaction of these psychological needs and allows us to understand what regulates our behaviours and can lead to our full potential

8. Controlled Regulation • External • Introjected • Ill-being Autonomous Regulation • Identified • Integrated • Well-being Intrinsic Extrinsic Regulation and Internalization of Behaviours Examples from Curfew…

9. Application Motivating others involves successful internalization Trusting relationships can benefit internalization Successful internalization begins with understanding why something is important to our values and morals Explanations consistent with our morals and values facilitates internalization and allows individuals to make autonomous decisions that lead to increased competence, performance, mastery of goals and well-being. Eg.) Worker - Employee

10. Self Determination Theory COT Self Determination Theory OIT CET BPNT GCT SDT aims to determine which factors support and which ones thwart the satisfaction of these psychological needs and allows us to understand what regulates our behaviours and can lead to our full potential

11. Promoting and Hindering Motivation Extrinsic Intrinsic • Expected, tangible, external events undermine intrinsic motivation. • Suddenly being paid for something we love to do anyways • Events that promote greater perceived competence enhance intrinsic motivation • Unexpected positive reinforcement

12. Support Need Satisfaction • Autonomous choices • Acknowledgement of feelings from others • Unexpected reinforcement from others • Intrinsic goals pursued with a sense of security and relatedness • Accepting relationships that support autonomous decisions.

13. Thwart Need Satisfaction • Threats, punishment, deadlines etc. decrease intrinsic motivation • External control results in less interest, value and responsibility Being told how you should cut the grass, when you love cutting the grass will result in a lack of desire to do it again. • Many social factors guide us to focus on external goals (TV and the media promote materialism) Any or all of these may lead to unmet psychological needs and result in ill-being.

14. In Conclusion….We have many needs (some innate, some learned) Close relationships that support autonomous intrinsic decisions build competence and enhance well-being. Autonomy Relatedness Competence Affiliation Achievement Intimacy Power

15. Critical analysis (conclusion continued) ?? Relatedness: close emotional bonds with other people Can relatedness include Nature, the self, or objects? Is there a need hierarchy?