The 16 Basic Desires Theory
Is a theory of motivation.
These desires are what drive our everyday actions and make us who we are.
What makes individuals unique is the combination and ranking of these desires.
| Basic Desire | End Goal |
|---|---|
| Acceptance | the need to be appreciated |
| Curiosity | the need to gain knowledge |
| Eating | the need for food |
| Family | the need to take care of one’s offspring |
| Honor | the need to be faithful to the customary values of an individual’s ethnic group, family or clan |
| Idealism | the need for social justice |
| Independence | the need to be distinct and self-reliant |
| Order | the need for prepared, established, and conventional environments |
| Physical activity | the need for work out of the body |
| Power | the need for control of will |
| Romance | the need for mating or sex |
| Saving | the need to accumulate something |
| Social contact | the need for relationship with others |
| Social status | the need for social significance |
| Tranquility | the need to be secure and protected |
| Vengeance | the need to strike back against another person |
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