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Chapter 5

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show Theory of motivation that proposes that motivation seeks to reduce internal level of drive.  
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show A drive that motivates us to maintain homeostasis in certain biological processes within the body.  
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Motive   show
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Bulimia nervosa   show
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Anorexia nervosa   show
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show An uncomfortable internal state that motivates us to reduce this discomfort through our behavior.  
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Instinct   show
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Homeostasis   show
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show A system of feedback in the body that monitors and adjusts our motivation level so as to maintain homeostasis.  
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show Learned drive that is not directly related to biological needs.  
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Arousal theory   show
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Sensation seeker   show
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Self-determination theory   show
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Incentive   show
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Intrinsic motivation   show
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show Motivation that comes from outside the person.  
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Hierarchy of needs   show
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Self-actualization   show
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show The theory that our body has a particular weight that it seeks to maintain.  
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show A hunger-stimulating hormone produced by the stomach.  
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Peptide YY   show
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Cholecystokinin (CCK)   show
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show The form of sugar that the body burns as fuel.  
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Glycogen   show
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show A hormone released by fat cells in the body tha plays a role in hunger regulation.  
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Lateral hypothalamus (LH)   show
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Neuropeptide Y   show
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Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)   show
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show Having a mass index of 30 or over.  
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Basal metabolic rate   show
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show A mental health disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating, as in bulimia nervosa, but without the regular use of compensatory measures to avoid weight gain.  
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Intracellular fluid   show
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Extracellular fluid   show
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show Theory of motivation that states that the body will counteract effects of ingested drugs by adjusting arousal level opposite of drugs effect.  
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show A complex reaction to some internal or external event that involves physiological reactions, behavioral reactions, facial expressions, cognition, and effective responses.  
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show The subjective experience of what you are feeling during the emotion.  
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James-Lange theory   show
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show A theory of emotion that states that emotions originate in the brain, not the body.  
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show A theory of emotion that states that our emotional state is affected by the feedback our brain gets from facial muscles.  
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Two-factor theory   show
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Cognitive-mediational theory   show
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show The idea that the more one is exposed to something, the more one grows to like it.  
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show A proposed set of innate emotions that are common to all humans and from which other, higher-order emotions may derive.  
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show Rules that guide the appropriate expression of emotion within a specific culture.  
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