WHAT MAKES ME WHO I AM?

SESSION FIVE

SPORTS &

NUTRITION

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS?^*

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Our choices are driven by five basic needs:

1. Survival
2. Having power/significance
3. Love, connection and belonging
4. Freedom to choose/autonomy, to choose
5. Fun/learning and enjoyment of life for its own sake

*adapted from Choice Theory, William Glasser

SURVIVAL

These choices are driven by the basic physical needs of food, clothing, shelter, water and security.

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POWER/

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SIGNIFICANCE

These choices are driven by the need for success, acknowledgement from others and achievement.

LOVE/

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CONNECTION/ BELONGING

These choices are driven by the need to connect with other people who are important to you.

FREEDOM

AUTONOMY

These choices are driven by the need to make choices and be in control of

your life.

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TO CHOOSE/

FUN/ LEARNING

These choices are driven by the need to laugh, learn and be rewarded.

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VULNERABLE

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VULNERABLE

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At risk of being persuaded, convinced or forced to change ‘who they are’ and behave in

a way that is harmful to

themselves or others.

THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR

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• Low self-esteem or low confidence
• Feeling powerless / being disillusioned
• Lacking a clear identity
• Seeking unhealthy connections to build a sense of belonging
• Seeking inappropriate acknowledgement from others

BRITISH VALUES

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• Democracy
• Rule of law
• Individual liberty
• Mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs