Whenever stefanie's coworker came up with a good idea, stefanie reframed it to make it sound like it was her own idea. Which interpersonal need does this demonstrate?

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16 July, 11:52

Whenever stefanie's coworker came up with a good idea, stefanie reframed it to make it sound like it was her own idea. Which interpersonal need does this demonstrate?

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Catherine Nielsen · Answer 1

Answer: Control

William Schultz was an American psychologist, part of the human potential movement. He designed a theory of interpersonal needs in his book FIRO: A Three Dimensional Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour (1958). Schultz identified three essential interpersonal needs: need for inclusion, need for control, need for affection.

In this case, Stefanie is displaying a need for control. The need for control refers to the desire of directing someone's behaviour, or of having the power to cause something to function in certain way. It is also shown through the desire to establish relations with respect to authority and being at the top of your social network.