Motivation & Emotion Flashcards
Motivation
Factors that direct and energize the behavior of humans/ other organisms.
Instinct Approaches
Inborn patterns of behavior, biological, determined rather than learned.
Essential for survival.
Drive reduction approaches
Lacking a biological need (water) produces a drive (thirst) to obtain that need.
Drive
Motivational tension/arousal that energizes behavior to fulfill a need
Primary (homeostasis, steady internal state) v secondary drives
Arousal approaches
Maintain certain levels of stimulation and activity, increase/decrease as needed
Individuals have different optimal levels. Sensory seekers v sensory avoiders
Incentive approaches
Motivation stems from desire to obtain goal
Cognitive (thoughts and expectations, beliefs and goals) approach to motivation
Intrinsic motivation: enjoyment, activity is a reward
Extrinsic motivation: doing something for a reward
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (humanistic)
Primary needs must be met before higher-order needs can be satisfied.
- Physiological needs/primary drives
- Safety needs
- Love and belonging
- Esteem
- Self actualization
Motivation behind hunger
Metabolism: rate at which food is converted to energy
Social factors: cultural influences + biology, role in eating and hunger
Weight set point: level body strives to maintain
Eating disorders
Anorexia: limiting food intake
Bulimia: binge/purge
Sexual motivation
Estrogens and progesterone: female sex hormones, produced by ovaries. Greatest during ovulation
Androgens: male sex hormones
Arousing stimuli (thoughts or sensory) also needed for sexual activity
Plissit Model
Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, Intensive Therapy
Is there anything ab your sexual health that you would like to discuss?
Motivation need for achievement (and power)
Achievement: striving for a level of excellence
Affiliation: establishing/maintaining relationships
Power: control, influence, impact over others
Theories of Emotion
James Lange
Bodily changes cause feeling of emotion
Theories of Emotion
Cannon Bard
Physiological and emotional at the same time
