Motivation and Emotion
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- Self-Actualization
- Acheiving ones full potential, including creative activities.
- Set-Point Theory
- Theory that describes humans and animals having a natural or optimal body weight called set-point weight, which the body defends from becoming higher or lower by regulating feelings of hunger and body metabolism.
- Incentive Theories
- Viewing behavior as being motivated by the pull if external goals, such rewards.
- Instinct Theories
- The view that certain human behaviors are innate due to evolutionary programming.
- Maslows Heirachy of Needs
- Physiological Needs, Safety Needs, Belongingness, Esteem Needs and Self-Actualization
- Cafeteria Diet Effect
- Tendency to eat more when a wide variety palatable foods is available.
- Anorexia
- Eating disorder characterized by excessive weight loss, distored by self perception.
- Bulimia
- Eating disorder characterized by binges of extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, or other inappropriate methods to purge excessive food and prevent weight gain.
- Motivation
- The biological, emotional, cognitive, or social forces that activate and direct behavior.
- Safety Needs
- Security, safety.
- Drive Theories
- Believing that behavior is motivated by the desire to reduce internal tension caused by unmet biological needs.
- Belongingness and Love Needs
- Intimate relationships, friends.
- Physiological Needs
- Food, water, warmth, rest.
- Esteem Needs
- Prestige and feelings of accomplishments.