PSYC35H3 Lecture 10: Self Determination Theory
Document Summary
Theory of motivation and personality: human motivation, development, and wellness, focuses on types of motivation. Focuses on types of motivation: addresses the social conditions that enhance versus diminish these types of motivation. Predictors of performance, relational, and well-being outcomes. Relevant for many areas: well-being, education, health, other. Maintains goal-directed behaviour (motivation) and also psychological development and well-being can only be achieved by addressing needs that give goals their psychological potency and influence regulatory processes directing goal pursuit. Needs: the what (content) and the why (process) of goal pursuits growth, well-being, integrity) and be intrinsically motivated for things that interest them. When people experience v they become self-determined (psychological: autonomy: causal agents, direct one"s life and act in harmony with integrated. May lead to tendency to withdraw concern. Extreme cases: engage in psychological withdrawal or antisocial activity as compensatory for unfulfilled needs.
