Chapter 10: Major Motives Flashcards
This refers to a process within a person to what causes an organism to move towards a goal or away from unpleasant situations
Motivation
Refers to the desire to do something for its own sake and pleasure
Intrinsic motivation
Refers to the desire to do something for external rewards
Extrinsic motivation
A hypothesized mechanism to maintain a healthy body weight
Set point
The genetically programmed rate at which your body burns calories for energy
Basal metabolism rate
Hormones (and compounds) that INCREASE appetite are referred to as…
Those that DECREASE appetite…
orexigenic substances
anorexigenic substances
What is brown fat?
A healthy form of fat that can be influenced by genes which make it easier to have more or less natural body fat
What is leptin?
An anorexic protein secreted by fat cells, caused by a gene named Obese, or O B
_____ spurs appetite, and _____ reduces it
Ghrelin, leptin
Binge eating followed by a purge
Bulimia nervosa
What is binge-eating disorder?
Binge eating without a purge
What are the 2 types of love?
Passionate (romantic) love
intense emotion and sexual passion
Compassionate love
affection and trust
Name 2 of the various brain chemicals and hormones associated with binding and trust
Vasopressin
Oxytocin
What are endorphins?
Creates the rushes of pleasure, and rewards with romantic passion, along with dopamine
What are 2 strong predictors of whom people love?
Proximity
Similarity
