Riya, 19, lives in Indore with her family and studies at a college there. She has also joined a youth volunteer club. She says the club gives her a sense of belongingness, and its members give and receive attention and care. Sometimes a club meeting falls on the day of a family function, and she feels torn between the two. Last year Riya wrote alone to the municipality asking for a public library, but she got no reply. Later, sixty club members signed a joint request, and the municipality agreed to build the library.
Riya's club meets several of her needs. Which of the following is NOT one of the social and psychological needs that groups satisfy?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Comfort and protection when one feels insecure alone
Option (1) Sense of belongingness — A social and psychological need. Feeling that one belongs is a social need a group meets, as it does for Riya.
Option (2) Giving and receiving attention — A social and psychological need. Giving and receiving attention is one of the needs groups satisfy.
Option (3) Love and power through a group — A social and psychological need. Love and power through a group are also among these needs.
Option (4) Comfort and protection when one feels insecure alone — Not a social and psychological need. Comfort and protection when alone belong to a different reason, <strong>security</strong>. Groups reduce our insecurity and make us less vulnerable to threats.
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