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Motivation & Emotion
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Instincts | A natural or inherent impulse or behavior; unlearned. |
| Motivations | Feelings or ideas that cause us to act towards a goal. |
| Lateral Hypothalamus | Part of the brain that causes hunger. |
| Set-Point Theory | States that bodies are programmed and will fight to maintain a weight range. |
| Primary Drives | Biological needs; thirst, hunger, etc |
| Incentives | Stimuli that we are drawn to due to learning; we associate stimuli with rewards and punishments and are motivated to seek the reward. |
| Intrinsic Motivators | (Long Lasting) Rewards we get internally; things that satisfies you personally, you personally enjoy the challenge. Satisfied emotionally, identity wise, in relationships, less stressful |
| Extrinsic Motivators | (Use is short lived) Rewards we get for accomplishments from outside ourselves; paychecks, bonus/tokens, outside praise, material items; Less fulfilling in life, high stress, never satisfied. |
| Achievement Motivation | A desire for significant accomplishments; mastery of things and ideas, attaining a high standard. |
| Drive Reduction Theory | Idea that a physiological need creates a drive (aroused tension state) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. |
| Secondary Drives | Learned drives; money |
| Opponent-Process Theory of Motivation | States people are normally at a baseline state and though we may perform an act that moves us from the baseline state, we feel a motivation to return to the baseline state. |
| Arousal Theory | States that we are motivated to engage in behaviors in order to increase or decrease our arousal levels. |
| Approach-Approach Conflict | The organism is forced to choose b/w 2 desirable stimuli. |
| Approach-Avoidance Conflict | The organism is attracted and repulsed by the same situation or stimulus. |
| Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict | The organism is forced to choose b/w 2 undesirable alternatives. |
| Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | People are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to advanced needs; Physiological needs, Security needs, Social needs, Esteem needs, & Self-Actualizing needs. |
| James-Lange Theory of Emotion | Emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events. See snake=Trembling=I'm afraid. |
| Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion | Physiological reactions occur as a result of emotions. See snake=I'm afraid=Trembling. |
| Two-Factor Theory | Focuses on the interaction between physical arousal and how we cognitively label that arousal. We have to identify the arousal in order to feel the emotion. |
| General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) | Hans Seyle; Our response pattern to different physical and emotional stresses. 1.Alarm Reaction-Recognize Danger 2.Resistance Stage-Stress Being Resolved 3.Exhaustion Phase- Stress continues to decline (overload period & burnout period) |
| Obesity | The condition in which a person is severely overweight, normally over 100 pounds, which is negatively impacting their health. It could be caused by not only unhealthy eating habits, but genetically predisposed. |
| Bulimia | A eating disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food in a short period of time and gets rid of it by forcing themselves to vomit, excessively exercising, and using laxatives; obsessed with food and their weight. |
| Anorexia | Eating disorder in which a person starves themselves to below 85% of normal body weight and refuse to eat. |
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DallasT.
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