Myers Psychology AP Unit 8A Motivation

a need or desire that energies and directs behavior

a complex pattern of behavior that is rigorously patterned throughout a species and is unlearned

the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension (a drive) that motivates an original and to satisfy the need.

balance

positive or negative reward that motivates

Maslow's pyramid; once our lower level needs are met we look to satisfy higher needs

sugar that is the major source of energy for the body tissues. when it is low you become hungry

sides of the hypothalamus that brings on hunger stimulation which leads to eating. Orexin is the hunger hormone

depresses hunger stimulation = stop eating; destroy = more hunger (rats get fat); in the lower mid-hypothalamus

the point as which an individual's weight thermostate is supposedly set. When the body goes below this weight an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolism rate may act to restore the lost weight

indicates the level at which a person's weight settles in response to calorie intake and expenditure (influence by environment and biology)

the body's resting rate of energy expenditure

dislike of things unfamiliar makes one adaptive

eat more with bigger portion sizes

diets and becomes increasingly underweight yet continues to starve

characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods; followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting or excessive excerise

significant binge eating episodes followed by distress, disgust or guilt but without the compensatory purging etc of bulimia nervosa.

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

a resting period after oragasim , during which a man cannot achieve another oragasim

female hormone