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Snygg and Combs' theory of motivation is that "the basic need of everyone is to preserve and enhance the phenomenal self, and the characteristics of all parts of the field are governed by this need."  The phenomenal self is the person's own view of him- or herself.  This view is developed over a lifetime, and is based on the person's experiences. In other words, we don't just want to maintain who we are, we want to become more.

We become "more," according to Snygg and Combs, by means of  differentiation,  a process that is akin to pulling a figure out of a background.

Snygg and Combs also addressed clinical concerns elaborating on their concept of threat, which involves "the awareness of menace to the phenomenal self". 

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