PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Human Sexual Response Cycle, Anorexia Nervosa, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Psych 101- chapter 11 (motivation and emotion) notes. Motivation: concerns the physiological and psychological processes underlying the initiation of behaviors that direct organisms toward specific goals. Drive: a biological trigger that tells us us we may be deprived of something and cause us to seek out what is needed, such as food or water. When the drive is satisfied, reward centres in our brains become activated. Homeostasis: the body"s physiological processes that allow it to maintain consistent internal states in response to the outer environment. Allostasis: a process that motivation is not only influenced by current needs, but also by the anticipation of future needs. Glucose: a sugar that serves as a primary energy source for the brain and the rest of the body: low glucose: energy supplies are low which then make you hungry. Satiation: the point in a meal when we are no longer motivated to eat.