IntPsy MTV

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process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met.

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Motivation

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type of motivation in which a person performs an action because it leads to an outcome that is separate to the person.

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Extrinsic Motivation

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type of motivation in which a person performs an action because the act itself is rewarding or satisfying in some manner.

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Intrinsic Motivation

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are the biologically determined and innate patterns of behavior that exist in both people and animals.

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Instincts / evolutionary approach

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approach to motivation that assumes behavior arises from internal drives to push the organism to satisfy physiological needs and reduce tension and arousal.

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Drive-reduction theory

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involve needs of the body such as hunger and thirst for survival.

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Primary drives

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learned through experience or conditioning, such as the need for money or social approval.

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Acquired (secondary) drives

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tendency of the body to maintain a steady state.

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Homeostasis

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the need for friendly social interactions and relationships with others.

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Need for affiliation (nAff)

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the need to have control or influence over others.

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Need for power (nPow)

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a need that involves a strong desire to succeed in attaining goals, not only realistic ones but also challenging ones.

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Need for achievement (nAch)

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a. Belief in control over one’s life leads to more attempts to achieve

b. Belief in little control over what happens may lead to learned helplessness

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Carol Dweck’s Self Theory of Motivation

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motive that appears to be unlearned but causes an increase in stimulation, such as curiosity.

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Stimulus motive

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theory of motivation in which people are said to have an optimal (best or ideal) level of tension that they seek to maintain by increasing or decreasing stimulation.

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Arousal theory

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someone who needs more arousal than the average person.

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sensation seeker

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a. Incentives are things that attract or lure people into action.

b. behavior is explained as a response to the external stimulus and its
rewarding properties.

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Incentive theory of motivation

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requirement of some material (such as food or water) that is essential for survival of the organism.

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A need

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theory of human motivation in which social context of an action influences the type of motivation existing for the action

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Self-determination theory (SDT)

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according to Maslow, the point that is seldom reached at which people have sufficiently satisfied the lower needs and achieved their full human potential.

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Self-actualization

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according to Maslow, times in a person’s life during which self-actualization is temporarily achieved.

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Peak experiences

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Gaining mastery of a task or skill to help achieve one’s goal.

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Competence

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Feeling of being in control to direct one’s action.

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Autonomy

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Having a sense of belonginess and attachment with others

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Relatedness

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VMH and LH are involved in eating initiation and cessation. The brain sends various hunger and satiety signals that engages a person to eat.

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The role of the hypothalamus

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Sends signals to your body to stop eating. If damaged; you won't stop eating

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Ventromedial hypothalamus

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Signals your body when your are starving. If damaged; person fails to acknowledge they are hungry, starve to death

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Lateral hypothalamus

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hormone secreted by the pancreas to control the levels of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in the body by reducing the level of glucose in the bloodstream.

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Insulin

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hormone produced by the pancreas that acts to raise blood glucose (sugar) levels. It does this by signaling the liver to break down its stored sugar (glycogen) and release it back into the bloodstream.

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Glucagon

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hormone that is secreted by the pancreas to control the level of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in the body by increasing the level of glucose in the bloodstream.

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Glucagon

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hormone produced by the pancreas that acts to lower blood glucose (sugar) levels. It does this by acting as a key to allow glucose to move out of the bloodstream and into muscle, fat, and liver cells, where it is used for energy or stored for later.

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Insulin

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"hunger hormone." It is primarily produced and released by the stomach, and its main role is to regulate appetite by signaling the brain when the stomach is empty and it is time to eat.

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Ghrelin

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hormone that signals the hypothalamus that the body has had enough food and reduces the appetite while increasing the feeling of being full.

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Leptin

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cause the insulin level to spike even more because of the large amount of glucose released by the food.

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Food rich in carbohydrates

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lead to more insulin released which leads to a reduction in the glucose level.

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High blood sugar

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rate at which the body burns energy when the organism is resting.

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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

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increases one’s appetite, and the tendency to overeat.

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Low glucose level

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Contributions to Obesity

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- Heredity - Hormones - Overeating - Stress - Metabolism