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Your Basic Needs Test!

Evo

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I found a test!

Here's the link to it: HelloQuizzy.com: Six Human Needs Test

This PDF explains each need http://www.lifecoachingintervention...Significance-of-Your-Most-Important-Needs.pdf

Post your results, and let me know if you guessed your needs correctly!

A little bit of theory:




My thoughts on the matter:

 
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According to test results:
1) growth...2&3) contribution and significance..4) love/connection.....5) uncertainty/variety...6) certainty

But then I read all the descriptions and felt I related to 1) growth, closely followed by 2) love /connection, 3&4) certainty & contribution.

 

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Really liked the test - I had trouble answering your other thread due to not being able to choose as I identify with all of them. And sure enough - when I look through the recommendations of all types as to what others can do to help you along, I notice that I experience each one in specific moments, though some less than others.

1) Love/connection (no surprise there)
2) Growth
3) Contribution
4) Significance AND Uncertainty/Variety
5) Certainty

I found it interesting that some seemed to really overlap with certain enneagram types as well. (Significance is very 3, Growth very 5, Love very 2 etc)

Liked the explanations as well, it helped me resolve the conflict that I realise Ive been having where I feel guilty for withdrawing in order to tend to Growth, yet feel resentful and rebellious when I don't.
 

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Yea, I understand.

I got

1) Growth 13.5 pts
2) Certainty 12 pts
3) Significance 10 pts

(My points are way higher than yours :shock: does that mean I'm more needy? lol :doh: j/k )

But when I read the descriptions for significance, it really seemed like that's what I come off as. So I relate to the top three, it's a mix for me. The contradictions explained in the growth/certainty paragraph really helped me though.

1 growth...2&3 contribution and significance..4 love/connection.....5 uncertainty/variety...6 certainty

Sounds right except I thought love/connection would be higher. I could relate to the descriptions for significance & growth as my top two, as well as growth & contribution, but they weren't piercingly accurate or anything.

Could you relate to the Love/Connection descriptions better than those two maybe?

Really liked the test - I had trouble answering your other thread due to not being able to choose as I identify with all of them. And sure enough - when I look through the recommendations of all types as to what others can do to help you along, I notice that I experience each one in specific moments, though some less than others.

1) Love/connection (no surprise there)
2) Growth
3) Contribution
4) Significance AND Uncertainty/Variety
5) Certainty

I found it interesting that some seemed to really overlap with certain enneagram types as well. (Significance is very 3, Growth very 5, Love very 2 etc)

Liked the explanations as well, it helped me resolve the conflict that I realize I've been having where I feel guilty for withdrawing in order to tend to Growth, yet feel resentful and rebellious when I don't.

Yea, I know what you mean. We have all 6 needs, and need them all met, but I think the top 2-3 have the most impact on us.

My friend has Love/Connection first and Growth 2nd like you do. She has trouble finding balance between her top two as well. She will feel guilty on one hand, but resentful on the other. And she's a 2w1. I agree, I find it very interesting about the enneagram somewhat correlating to the needs.
 
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I predicted love and significance ... and I was right ... though I had more exalted expectations of significance than the test, which more or less equates it with prestige. Variety was a close third.

Love/connection: 12
Significance: 11
Variety: 9.5
Growth: 7.5
Contribution: 7
Security: 6.5
 

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I got the pairing I predicted -- but I related to Contribution first much more than Growth first. So, with that ranking corrected and points preserved:

1) Contribution (12)
2) Growth (13)
3) Significance (11.5)
4) Uncertainty/Variety (8)
5) Certainty and Love (tied, 6.5)

IF YOUR FIRST TWO NEEDS ARE FOR GROWTH AND CONTRIBUTION

I might have trouble with those I love because they may feel that my need to grow and to contribute is more important to me than they are. They might feel neglected and resentful. This conflict can be resolved if my need for growth and contribution includes contributing to those I love and helping them to grow in the ways that they want to grow. I might have conflicts with my spouse or partner if I want him/her to value growth and contribution in the same way I do.
Seems accurate.
 

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Here were my results (ftr, in the other thread I said theoretically my top 2 were love/connection and uncertainy/variety in that order):

Certainty/Security: 2.5
Uncertainty/Variety: 12.5
Significance: 7
Love/Connection: 10.5
Growth: 11
Contribution: 9

Love/Connection and Growth were really close. My first need and the description for it were for sure spot on. The description for Uncertainty and Love was more accurate than the description for Uncertainty and Growth, so I'm going to still stick with those as my top two priorities despite scoring .5 higher on Growth than Love. :laugh:
 

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lol my certainty result is pathetic
 

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yeah most of mine were 4 and 4.5 might be because most of my answers were no or partly
 

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Not quite what I would have guessed.

Growth: 12
Significance: 11.5
Certainty: 10.5
Contribution: 9.5
Love/Connection: 7.5
Uncertainty/Variety: 7

I have a problem with the fact that they equate love and connection with sacrifice and imbalance. This is a common problem. I might be too concerned with protecting myself and my needs and so some might call me selfish, but I'd rather be that way than the opposite and I think that's fine and healthy. I think I have a strong need for love and connection, I just don't sacrifice my own needs in order to get it. It's the whole Christian martyr complex, and I reject it. Just as I thought, I went through the scoring and 4 questions related to this were:
-good at taking care of other people
Well that's a good thing to do, though I kind of suck at it. Still you should concern yourself with taking care of yourself before other people.
-usually the giver in relationships
This is an imbalance. People should give equally.
-I tend to overextend myself when...(caring, giving, whatever).
This is not healthy.
-Giving is more important than receiving.
No it's not, it's equally important.
 
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I assumed it would be growth and certainty for myself, but ended up scoring the highest on significance and contribution and the descriptions for those were accurate enough for me not to read what I assumed I would get for myself.

After all the work, I really enjoyed this test and it is most definitely food for thought.

Thank you.
 

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Well... this surprised me.

 

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Growth 12
Certainty 11
Significance 11
Contribution 10
Uncertainty/variety 8
Love/Connection 8
 

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My top scores were as predicted, but I didn't expect such a huge spread between the high and low scorers. The thing is, I don't think any can be fulfilled without enough of the the others.

Certainty: 12
Variety: 7
Significance: 11.5
Love: 1.5 (Okay, I may have a problem...)
Growth: 12.5
Contribution: 5.5
 
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I assumed it would be growth and certainty for myself, but ended up scoring the highest on significance and contribution and the descriptions for those were accurate enough for me not to read what I assumed I would get for myself.

After all the work, I really enjoyed this test and it is most definitely food for thought.

Thank you.

Growth and significance fits you much better than contribution and significance.
 

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I guessed the same as the result.



edit: insightful, hurts bad having to wake up to this. Needed to hear this.
 

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13 growth
10.5 contribution
6.5 certainty
5.5 significance
4.5 variety
2.5 love

I didn't identify much with this:

IF YOUR FIRST TWO NEEDS ARE FOR GROWTH AND CONTRIBUTION

I might have trouble with those I love because they may feel that my need to grow and to contribute is more important to me than they are. They might feel neglected and resentful. This conflict can be resolved if my need for growth and contribution includes contributing to love and helping them to grow in the ways that they want to grow. I might have conflicts with my spouse or partner if I want him/her to value growth and contribution in the same way I do.

But the section on those who identify first with growth was much more on the mark. It did resemble enneagram 5 descriptions.
 

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I expected that Contribution, Certainty & Love/Connection would have been the order of my top 3, followed by Growth, Significance & Uncertainty/Variety.


Basic Needs Test results:

Growth: 11.5
Contribution: 10.5
Love/Connection: 10
Certainty: 8.5
Significance: 8
Uncertainty/Variety: 5
 

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12.0 Contribution
12.0 Growth
*9.0 Significance
*9.0 Uncertainty/Variety
*4.5 Love/Connection
*3.5 Certainty
 
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