PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Humanistic Psychology, Motivation, Homeostasis
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Elliot underwent a surgery that removed a tumor that was very close to the frontal lobes. After the surgery his intellect was fine but he suffered impairment in motivation and emotion. Motivation: factors that energize direct or sustain behavior. They activate or arouse behaviors-they cause animals to do something. Motivational states are directive-they guide behaviors toward satisfying specific goals or specific needs. Third, motivational states help people persist in their behavior until goals are achieved or needs are satisfied. Fourth, most theories agree that motives differ in strength, depending on internal and external factors. Satisfying biological needs is not enough to live a fully satisfying life. We also have social needs, including the need for achievement and the need to be with others. Need: is a state of deficiency, which can be either biological or social. Needs lead to goal directed behaviors, failure to satisfy need leads to psychosocial or physical impairment.
