Motivation and Emotion

the influence that ccount for the initiation, direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior

A reason or purpose for behavior

a view that explains human behavior as moticated by automatic, involuntary, and unlearned responses

innate, automatic dispositions toward responding in a particular way when congronted with a specific stimulus

the tendency for organisms to keep their physiological systems at a stable, steady level by constantly adjusting themselves in response to change

a theory of motivation stating that motivationarises from imbalances in homeostasis

a biological requirement for well-being that is created by an imbalance in homeostasis

a psychological state of arousal created by an imbalance in homeostasis that prompts an organism to take action to restore the balance and reduce the drive

drives that arise from basic biological needs

stimuli that acquire the moticational properties of primary drives through classical conditioning or other learning mechanisms

a general level of activation that is reflected in several physiological systems

theories of motication stating that people are motivated to behave in ways that maintain what is, for them, an optimal level of arousal

a theory of motivation stating that behavior is directed toward attaining desirable stimuli and avoiding unwanted stimuli

the general state of wanting to eat

the condition of no longer wanting to eat

a condition in which a person in severely overweight, as measured by a body-massindex greater than 30

an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and dragmatic weight loss

an eating disorder that involves eating massive amounts of food and then eliminating the food by self-induced vomiting or the use of strong laxatives

the pattern of physiological arousal during and after sexual activity

chemicals in the blood of males and femmales that have both organizational and activational effects on sexual behavior

feminine sex horomones that circulate in the bloodstream of both men and women; relatively more strogens circulate in women

feminine sex hormones that circulate in the bloodstream of both men and women; relatively more progestines circulate in women

masculine sex horomones that circulate in the bloodstream in both sexes; relatiely more androgens circulate in men than women

referring to sexual motivation that is focused on members of the opposite sex

referring to sexual motivation that is focused on members of one's own sex

referring to sexual motivation that is focused on members of both sexes

problems with sex that involve sexual motivation, arousal, or orgasmic response

a motive reflected in the degree to which a person establishes specific goals, and esperiences feelings of satisfaction by doing so

a combination of a cognitive judgement of satisfaction with life, the frequent experiencing of positive moods and emotions, and the relatively ingrequent experiencing of unpleasant moods and emotions

a transitory positive or negative experience that is felt as happening to the self, is generated in part by cognitive appraisal of a situation, and is accompanied by both learned and reflexive physical response

the subsystem of the autonomic nervous system that usually prepares the organism for vigorous activity

the subststem of the autonomic nervous system that typically influences activity related to the protection, nourishment, and growth of the body

the phtysical reactions initiated by the sympathetic nervous system that prepare the body to fight or to run from a threatening situation

the process of explaining the causes of an event

a process in which arousal from one experience carries over to affect emotion in an independent situation