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Is learned when:
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One’s most basic needs are not met.
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Basic needs include but are not limited to:
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Felt safety
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Connection
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Physical/ Material needs (food, water, clothing, shelter)
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Think: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The drive behind the behavior:
Empty and afraid of asking or directly seeking what I need or want.
Steps to take to meet those needs:
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Keep them close to you.
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Give their hands something to do like hold a list or push the cart or a young child can hold your hand.
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With a teen or adult explain the role of dopamine and help them identify other ways to get it.
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Have them draw how they feel when they are entering the store.
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Have them draw how they feel when they steal and identify what else gives them these feelings.
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Help them find safe ways to get these feelings.
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