Needs differ in terms of the urgency with which they impel behavior
Fusion of Needs
Some needs are complementary and can be satisfied by one behavior or a set of behaviors
Subsidiation
It is a situation in which one need is activated to aid in the satisfaction of another need
Subsidiation
Example: to satisfy the affiliation need by being in the company of other people, it may be necessary to act deferentially towards them, thus invoking the deference need. In this case, the deference need is subsidiary to the affiliation need
Press
The influence of the environment and past events or the current activation of a need
Press
Example: Murray recognized that childhoodevents can affect the development of specificneeds and laterinlife, can activate those needs.
Thema
A combination of Press and Need (the personality) that brings order to our behavior
Thema
It is also called “Unity Thema”
Thema
The thema is formed through early childhood experiences and becomes a powerful force in determiningpersonality.
The thema is largely unconscious, the thema relates needs and presses in a pattern that gives coherence, unity, uniqueness, and order our behavior
