Nurturing (Nu [GO]) - the need to attend to the survival, nourishing and wellbeing needs of others, especially of subsequent generations
Influence (If [BO]) - the need to have other individuals emulate one's adaptive behavioural patterns
Authenticity (Au [SO]) - the need to ensure that symbolic expressions are likely to be interpreted by others in a way that matches as closely as possible the internal representations held by the individual
Attraction (Ar [GOF]) - the need to considered sexually desirable
Performance (Pe [BOF]) - the need to achieve outcomes that are judged as adaptive or successful by oneself or others
Affirmation (Af [SOF]) - the need to receive indications that one’s explanations, predictions and valuations are accepted by others
Rest (Rs [XE]) - the need for regular temporary cessation of goal-directed physical, social and mental activities
Health (He [GE]) - the need to maintain one's physical (and mental) wellbeing.
Self-governance (Sg [BE]) - the need to be able to respond to environmental stimuli with adaptive behaviours not subject to limitations, constraints or distorting influences, both external and internal
Meaning (Me [SE]) - the need to be able to incorporate perceptual information into internal mental constructs which facilitate the selection and pursuit of adaptive goals
Attention (An [GIF]) - the need to for a dependent individual to be worthy of caregiving and having one's needs met by others
Mastery (Ma [BIF]) - the need to be able to produce or reproduce successfully adaptive behaviours in response to environmental demands or observation of other’s behaviours
Confirmation (Co [SIF]) - the need for accuracy in our perceptions and judgments
Sustenance (Su [GI1]) - the need to obtain appropriate nourishment from one's environment.
Sex (Sx [GI2]) - the need to find desirable reproductive partners
Stimulation (St [BI]) - the need for perceptible information-rich changes in one's environment
Predictability (Pr [SI]) - the need for stimuli in which one can discern patterns that facilitate the understanding and anticipation of the likelihood and nature of environmental phenomena
Security (Sc [GM]) - the need to preserve one's physical integrity from possible threats within the environment
Interaction (It [BM]) - the need for proximity or any form of joint activity between species members (or groups of species members) that results in the transmission of behavioural traits
Reciprocity (Rc [SM]) - the need for a proportional relationship between benefits received and efforts expended in collaborative communication with others
G = genetic
B = behavioural
S = symbolic
X = cross channel
M = medium
I = input
E = encoding
O = output
F = filtering
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