Module 34 AP Psych Motivation and Emotion

A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior

A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species (hibernating, migrating)

The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior (aroma of good food, threat of disapproval, etc.)

Humans like to maintain optimal arousal. When bored, we will seek stimulation and when stressed we seek to reduce stimulation

Maaslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher level safety needs and then psychological needs become active

The need to live up to one's fullest and unique potential; the highest need in Abraham Maslow's pyramid

The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body issues

The hormone secreted by the pancreas that converts glucose into energy the body can use. When its level is high, we feel hunger

The point at which an individual's weight thermostat is supposedly set. When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore lost weight

The body's resting rate of energy expenditure

An eating disorder in which a normal-weight person (usually female) diets and becomes significantly (15% or more) under weight, yet, still feeling fat, continues to starve

Eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting or excessive exercise.

The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson-excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution