Motivation and Emotion (Motivation + part of emotion)

Question 1

What is motivation? (2)

Answer 1

• Initiation, direction and intensity of behaviour to satisfy needs
• Desire and willingness to do something

Question 2

What happens when motivation goes wrong?

Answer 2

• Addiction : drugs, behavioural

Question 3

What are the 2 motivational modes?

Answer 3

• Locomotion : action, doing stuff
• Assessment : more procrastination

Question 4

What studies were found on procrastination? (2)

Answer 4

• Locomotor orientation = less procrastination
• Assessment = more procrastination

Can change orientation, ex. : time pressure

Question 5

What are some strategies to overcome procrastination? (5)

Answer 5

• Concentrate on 1 task at a time
• Make a list –> defying a task
• Divide tasks into smaller chunks
• Use rewards
• Get help from others

Question 6

What are the 9 factors of determining food?

Answer 6

• appearance + taste/odor of food
• learned aversions/preferences
• psychological factors: fear/depression
• satiety/hunger pangs
• glucose levels
• cholecystokinin (CCK)
• insuline and glucagon
• leptin
• palatability

Question 7

What are the 2 eating disorders?

Answer 7

• anorexia
• bulimia

Question 8

What are the factors of anorexia? (2)

Answer 8

• they see themselves as being overweight (even when dangerously underweight)
• they starve themselves

Question 9

What are the factors of bulimia? (2)

Answer 9

• binge eating
• then compensating for it (vomiting, laxatives)

Question 10

What are some ED treatments?

Answer 10

• psychotherapy: anorexia –> family-based approach, bulimia –> cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• meds: anti-depressants, anti-psychotics or mood stabilizers