Basics Of Motivation by Tim Robinson

Reasons for eating disorders

haleymarieb123 — 2014-04-07 19:55:15 UTC

*Sexual Abuse (Childhood sexual abuse) doesn't cause eating disorders. *Family can cause younger generations to develop eating disorders when raised in families where weight is an excessive concern. *Genetics, Twin studies show that eating disorders are more likely to occur in identical twins rather than fraternal twins.

*Culture: culture tends to place more emphasis on a thin body image.

Hierarchy of Needs

ashpekhan — 2014-04-07 20:01:44 UTC

The Hierarchy of Needs is a model in which Maslow attempted to capture these different levels of human motivation. It shows that humans are driven to do things different motivating factors at different times – biological drives, psychological needs, higher goals. Higher needs don't usually appear until the lower ones are satisfied.

Hypothalamus

tjar201316 — 2014-04-07 20:02:08 UTC

Controls Homeostatic systems (thirst,

hunger, temperature, etc.

The Hypothalamus is seperated into two

main zones:

1) Lateral Hypothalamus: Responsible for hunger

stimulation. Without the LH, you would never feel

the need to eat.

2) Ventromedial Hypothalamus: Responsible for

sepressing hunger stimulation. Without the VMH, you would eat excessively.

Set Point

haleymarieb123 — 2014-04-07 20:09:18 UTC

Researchers say that people have a set point for body weight. If a person’s weight is too far above their set point, their appetite decreases, or they uses up more energy. their weight then returns to its set point. If, on the other hand, their weight falls too far below their set point, their appetite increases, or they use less energy. Once again, they returns to their set point. Some researchers disagree about set points and believe that people can reset their normal weight if they add or lose pounds.

Differences Between Needs, Drives, and Incentives

ashpekhan — 2014-04-07 20:11:21 UTC

Needs - State of Deficiency

Drives - Psychological states activated to satisfy needs, Often associated with some kind of arousal, Increased physiological and/or autonomic activity, For many biological needs, drive satisfaction is regulated by homeostatic mechanisms

Incentives - An environmental stimulus that inspires people to act in a particular way

Sexual motivation

haleymarieb123 — 2014-04-07 20:16:48 UTC

Alfred Kinsey and his colleagues interviewed more than 18,000 U.S. men and women about their sexual behavior and attitudes. In his comprehensive reports about human sexuality, Kinsey denounced the repressive social attitudes of his time, which he said bore little relation to actual sexual practices they varied widely and that even in the 1940s there was a high prevalence of masturbation and premarital sex. These statistics shocked many people.

Critics of Kinsey’s had three arguments:

Kinsey’s sample was not random. Instead, it consisted largely of well-educated, white city dwellers.
Kinsey and his colleagues used questionable methods to gather their data, especially asking leading questions when interviewing subjects.
Kinsey may have let his own beliefs influence his results.
Masters and Johnson’s Studies:
In the 1960s, they studied several hundred male and female volunteers who agreed to either masturbate or have intercourse in a laboratory. Masters and Johnson hooked up the volunteers to instruments that measured various physiological indicators during sexual activity.

How We Respond to Hunger and Why I do Declare

tjar201316 — 2014-04-07 20:22:11 UTC

*People living in hotter climates, tend to use large amounts of spices which prevent bacteria growth.

*People living in colder climates, tend to prefer little to no spices that inhibit bacteria growth.