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Motivation And Emotion Flashcards

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The state in which an organism experiences an inducement or incentive to do something

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Motivation

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A hypothetical state within an organism that propels the organism toward a goal

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Motive

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A state of deprivation

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Need

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A condition of arousal in an organism that is associated with a need

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Drive

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An object, person or situation perceived as capable of satisfying a need as desirable for its own sake

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Incentive

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Involving an inherited disposition to activate specific behavior patterns that enable an organism to reach specific goals

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Instinct

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He believed that tension motivates us to behave in ways that restore us to a resting state

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Sigmund Freud

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The view that organisms learn to engage in behaviors that have the effect of reducing drives

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Drive reduction theory

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The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state

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Homeostasis

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Maslow Ordering of needs from most basic

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Hierarchy of needs

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According to maslows, self initiated striving to become what one is capable of being

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Self-actualization

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Getting away from it all by going on a vacation from all sensory input for a few hours is relaxing

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F

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The state of being satisfied

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Satiety

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A central area on the underside of the hypothalamus that appears to function as a stop eating center

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Ventromedial nucleus

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Characterized by excessive eating

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Hyperphagic

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An area at the side of the hypothalamus that appears to function as a start eating center

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Lateral hypothalamus

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Characterized by under eating

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Aphagic

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People feel hunger due to contractions in the stomach

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T

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A life threatening eating disorder characterized by dramatic weight loss and distorted body image

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Anorexia nervous

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A problem affecting female athletes, especially in college

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Female athlete triad

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The fashion magazines can contribute to eating disorders among women

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T

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An eating disorder characterized by repeated cycles of binge eating or purging

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Bulimia nervosa

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The arousal producing effects of sex hormones that increase the likelihood of sexual behavior

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Activating effect

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The periodic sexual excitement of many female mammals as governed by level of sex hormones

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Estrus

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Masters and Johnson’s model of sexual response which consists of four stages: the excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution

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Sexual responsive cycle

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Engorgement of blood vessels with blood, which swells the genitals and breasts during sexual arousal

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Vasocongestion

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Muscle tension

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Myotonia

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The first phase of the sexual response cycle, which is characterized by muscle tension, increases of heart rate, and erection in the male and vaginal lubrication in the female

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Plateau phase

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The process of propelling seminal fluid (semen) from the penis

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Ejaculation

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The height or climax of sexual excitement

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Orgasm

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The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle, during which the body gradually returns to its pre aroused state

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Resolution phase

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In the sexual response cycle, a period of a time following orgasm during which an individual is not responsive to sexual stimulation

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Refractory period

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A person who fights for the rights of LGBT

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LGBT activist

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A person who is erotically attracted to both female and male

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Bisexual

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A person who is interested to have relationship

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Homosexual

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A male homosexual

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Gay

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A female homosexual

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Lesbian

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People who are sexually aroused by other gender

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Heterosexual

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One’s psychological sense of being male or female

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Gender identity

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A state of feeling that has cognitive, psychological and behavioral components

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Emotion

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A branch of the autonomic nervous system that is most active during processes that restore reserves of energy to the body, such as relaxing and eating

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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The field of psychology that is about personal well-being and satisfaction; joy sensual pleasure, and happiness; and optimism and hope for the future

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Positive psychology

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The view that stereo typical facial expression can contribute to stereotypical emotions

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Facial feedback hypothesis

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