Gloria has many friends and is very popular at work. in addition, she continually talks with her friends on the telephone and goes out with them several nights per week. a psychologist would say gloria has a need for:
She needs affiliation. She feels like she has to have people to be with and needs to fit in with a crowd as a way of belonging to the larger group. This ability gives her the assurance she needs that she has self-worth and that she is useful to other people.
