Murray’s Needs and Presses for the TAT

NEEDS Motivated by Desire, Property, Prestige, Knowledge, Creativity.

 ACHIEVEMENT
 To work towards goal with energy
 Set high standard
 ACQUISITION
 To work for money
 To work for valuable objects
 AGGRESSION
 Verbal fight –argument
 Kill someone in self defense
 CONSTRUCTION
 To organize, build, create or place something in new order
 COUNTERACTION
 To overcompensate for weakness
 DOMINANCE
 To control or influence human environment
 EXPOSITION
 Relate Information in an instructive manner
 RECOGNITION
 To seek praise and attention

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NEEDS Motivated by Affection, Admiration, sympathy, Love, Dependence

 AFFILIATION
 To establish friendly relations with someone
 DEFERANCE
 Compilance
 Respect
 NUTUREANCE
 To help, feed, support and protect
 SEX
 SUCCORANCE
 Attendancy to cry
  Ask for help

NEEDS Motivated by Desire for Freedom, Change, Excitement and Play

 AUTONOMY
 CHANGE-TRAVEL-ADVENTURE
 EXCITANCE
 PLAY