Six Key Human Needs – Discussion & Self-Study …

1 1 What advantage would educators have if they understood the need a student was trying to meet with a challenging behavior? Think about a student you have observed acting out recently. Which of the following reasons might explain his behavior? A. Because he feels vulnerable or unsafe? B. Because he is trying to avoid something that is going to really frustrate him? C. B ecause he doesn t want to look stupid or be embarrassed in front of others? D. B ecause he doesn t want to experience failure? E. When he is trying to communicate something and doesn t know how? F. When he is over-stimulated by something happening around them in the environment?Six Key Human Needs Discussion & Self-Study Guide2 What do you think the need is behind this behavior? A. A student says I hate school. I hate you and I m not doing anything you say.

2 B. A student goes into the bathroom and won t come out C. A student yells at another student Why are you looking at me? and raises her fist. D. A student sits in the back of the class and makes jokes that disrupt the : If you are having trouble with question 2, you are probably realizing that each of these has several possible right answers. It s OK to think a student s behavior is an attempt to meet more than one need. Can you identify which one you think is the most important need?321insight - For Licensed Use Only3 How might each of the six Needs be expressed differently by people of different backgrounds based on their culture and experiences? A. Be safe and feel safe. B. Be happy and avoid negative emotions. C. B elong and avoid rejection. D. B e successful and avoid failure. E. Communicate. F. Regulate Key Human Needs Discussion & Self-Study - For Licensed Use Only