PSYCHOLOGY: Chapter 08 - VOCABULARY - Motivation and Emotion Flashcards
Motivation for our external behaviors is hidden deep in our psyche.
(Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory: We are not aware of instinctual motives)
Unconscious Motivation
Desired outcomes that have not yet occurred
Goals
Drives directly linked to survival
Primary Drives
LEARNED drives that are SOCIAL in nature
Secondary Drives
Keeping things on an even keel
all BIOLOGICAL motives are bases on this principle
Homeostasis
Motivation and Hunger:
Internal Factors of Hunger are ______.
biological
Two main factors regulate the sensation of being hungry:
- Internal Factors of Hunger
2. External Factors of Hunger
Motivation and Hunger:
External Factors of Hunger are _______.
environmental.
Motivation and Hunger:
Factors that range from taste of food - social situations & time of day
External Factors of Hunger
Being at least 15-20% over ideal body weight
Obesity
The weight at which our bodies may be genetically programmed to maintain.
Set Point
Eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through STARVATION and/or extreme exercise
Anorexia
Eating disorder characterized by “binge-then-purge” episodes
Bulimia
Seven Criteria for Gender Differentiation
- Chromosomal Gender
- Primary Sex Organs
- Gender-linked Hormones
- Distinct Internal Organs
- Distinct External Organs
- Assignment of Gender
- Sexual Identity
The study of sexuality and sexual processes from the BIOLOGICAL SIDE.
Reproduction
Primarily a psychological process that may or may not have biological consequences
Human Sexuality
Direct stimulation of one’s genitals
Masturbation
Why do people masturbate?
- pleasure
- to relax
- relieve sexual tension
- sexual partner is not available
- sexual partner does not want to have sex
- relieve boredom
- help go to sleep
- fear of pregnancy or AIDS, & other STDs
Human (male & female) sexual response is primarily dependent on two biological process:
- Vasocongestion
2. Myotonia
The redirection of blood flow within the body
Vasocongestion
An increase in overall and specific muscular tension in the body
Myotonia