NVC Needs & Feelings Vocabulary Flashcards

In NVC, 'needs consciousness' refers to:

Answer: A continuous awareness of universal human needs underlying all behavior

Needs consciousness is an ongoing awareness that all human behavior—including conflict—can be understood as an attempt to meet universal needs.

Which of the following best illustrates 'needs-based empathy' in NVC?

Answer: 'Are you feeling frustrated because your need for respect wasn't met?'

Needs-based empathy in NVC involves reflecting both the feeling and the underlying need to create genuine understanding rather than sympathy.

When someone expresses anger in NVC, the first step a trainer recommends is to:

Answer: Look beneath the anger for the unmet need that is driving it

NVC views anger as a signal of an unmet need, so looking beneath the anger is the essential first step toward understanding and resolution.

The NVC 'needs inventory' is useful for trainers because it:

Answer: Offers a reference to help people expand their needs vocabulary and articulate inner states

The needs inventory is a reference tool that helps people name and articulate their inner states more precisely, not a definitive or ranked list.

In NVC, the phrase 'life-serving needs' means:

Answer: Needs whose fulfillment contributes to human flourishing and well-being

Life-serving needs in NVC are universal human needs whose fulfillment supports well-being and human flourishing for all people.

How should an NVC trainer respond when a participant cannot identify their feeling or need?

Answer: Offer a tentative empathic guess and invite the participant to refine it

Offering a tentative empathic guess invites the participant to explore their inner experience without pressure, while honoring their autonomy.