Chapter 5

Question 1

Name the two characteristics of motivation.

Answer 1

First, motivation influences and directs behavior. Second, it describes purposeful behavior.

Question 2

List the three main theories of motivation and briefly define each.

Answer 2

Drive theory focuses on certain biological needs that are basic to life. The arousal theory asserts that need for stimulation changes according to past experience and present condition. The Maslow theory places needs in a hierarchy from most basic to most complex.

Question 3

What are the tiers in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

Answer 3

1. Physical Needs
2. Safety
3. Love and Belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self Actualization

Question 4

How can Christians use Maslow’s hierarchy to minister to the whole person?

Answer 4

Maslow’s hierarchy could be used to determine where people’s needs are most acute at a given moment in time.

Question 5

List six biological drives that motivate human behavior.

Answer 5

Hunger, thirst, pain, pleasure, stress, and sex

Question 6

What scale is used to determine the level of stress in relation to adjustment to change?

Answer 6

Holmes’ Social Readjustment Rating Scale.

Question 7

List the three distinct stages that the body goes through when stressed.

Answer 7

the alarm reaction, resistance reaction, and exhaustion reaction.