The Survival Brain: Understanding Human Behaviour, Needs & Meaning

The Survival Brain, Human Needs, and the Search for Meaning

A Clinical Framework for Understanding Why We Think, Feel, and Behave the Way We Do

This paper brings together three of the most powerful psychological frameworks into one clear, practical model:

• Gilbert’s Three Emotion Regulation Systems
• Glasser’s Five Human Needs
• Frankl’s Search for Meaning



Alongside this, it explains the core survival functions of the brain, attention, memory, thinking, emotion, and behaviour, showing how they work together in everyday life

For: individuals, practitioners, and students

Use it for: insight, psychoeducation, and a deeper understanding of behaviour