Purpose of these questions:

•Recognize how “challenging behaviors” are often a person’s attempt to meet a basic human need – but they’re doing it in unsafe, unhealthy, or illegal ways.

•Understanding that the stronger the unmet need, the more extreme the behavior will be.

Questions:

“Challenging Behaviors” often stem from the person’s attempt to get basic needs met. What are examples of behaviors we see in people who don’t get the following basic needs met:

1. The need for nurturing touch?

2. The need for expression of their sexual drive?

3. The need for love?

4. The need for belonging?