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Question 1

Explain how hunger and motivation create a cycle

Answer 1

When we eat our bodies produce glucose, which raises our blood sugar levels, which gets the pancreas to produce more insulin. This increase in insulin lowers blood sugar levels which reduces our hunger. Eventually glucose levels fall, causing our hunger to increase

Question 2

Use the biopsychosocial approach to explain a person’s hunger drive

Answer 2

People have a hunger drive to satisfy their basic biological needs. But it is not just biology that impacts a person and what they eat. People eat different foods based on their mood, culture, and society in which they are part of

Question 3

Identify two ways in which society or culture impact what a person eats

Answer 3

1)Some religions and cultures forbid consuming certain foods, this reduces the variety of food a person may eat2) Many cultures promote certain foods that can shape what foods people consume on a daily basis

Question 4

Besides biological drives for sex how can psychological influences impact a person’s sex drive?

Answer 4

Depending on the culture and society a person is in they will encounter different psychological influences on their sex drive.(Such as music, imagery, or societal values and beliefs)

Question 5

Describe affiliation motivation

Answer 5

This is a drive to want to belong and be with others. This motivation pushes people to want to form relationships and be connected with groups