Basic needsAffiliation
Belonging means that we integrate ourselves and other people into a community. As social beings, we live in dependence on parents, partners, companies, etc. Without a common language, without coordinated behavior, joint work would not be possible. We want to adapt and coordinate with each other. We like to communicate, love positive contact and behave in a way that is okay for those around us. Our friends should be able to recognize that we belong.
The yellow impulses ensure that people strive to integrate themselves into the circles that are important to them. If they want to belong, they learn to adapt and communicate in such a way that they are well understood. He is the relationship-oriented, extraverted type. The part of the personality that represents the need for integration urges the self to do everything possible to be accepted as a member of the community. At first, it is important to be part of a family with parents and siblings. Later, the need is ‘automatically’ transferred to the circle of friends, the clique, the club or the company. This is reflected in an open and fun-loving nature. The need for integration prefers to spread positive feelings to everyone involved. This lively and extraverted nature insists on open and honest dealings with one another. The team feeling is more important than achieving the goal.