NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS

Psychology Assignment

Important factors to live normal life with human perception, motivation and Emotions

SUBMITTED TO: Jameel Murtaza

SUBMITTED BY: SYED ASGHAR RAZA 2093135

Submitted at: 11th may 2012

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Acknowledgment

The special thank goes to my Sir Jameel Murtaza. The supervision and support that he gave truly help the progression and smoothness of the Course.

What are Motivation, Perception and Emotions in psychology? Motivation Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. It involves the biological, emotional, social and cognitive forces that activate behavior. In everyday usage, the term motivation is frequently used to describe why a person does something. For example, you might say that a student is so motivated to get into a clinical psychology program that she spends every night studying. Perception Perception refers to interpretation of what we take in through our senses. The way we perceive our environment is what makes us different from other animals and different from each other. Emotions These terms are difficult to define and even more difficult to understand completely. People have been attempting to understand this phenomenon for thousands of years, and will most likely debate for a thousand more. The James-Lange theory of emotion argues that an event causes physiological arousal first and then we interpret this arousal. Only after our interpretation of the arousal can we experience emotion. If the arousal is not noticed or is not given any thought, then we will not experience any emotion based on this event. EXAMPLE: You are walking down a dark alley late at night. You hear footsteps behind you and you begin to tremble, your heart beats faster, and your breathing deepens. You notice these physiological changes and interpret them as your bodys preparation for a fearful situation. You then experience fear.

Types of factors in our daily life with emotions

Situational factors The situational risk factors include four main situational factors :Home, work/school, a public place and other. Happiness, fear, sadness and anger are expected to be part of organizational life. Yet our respondents reported primarily anger and stress in the work setting, and were less likely to experience happiness or sadness at work than in other settings. The risk of experiencing anxiety increases slightly at home, perhaps because one is more likely to engage in rumination. So we must adopt a better attitude towards any situation and handle things calmly. Culture one lives in Certain types of emotion-eliciting situations were more likely to occur in some cultures than in others. Apart from the differential likelihood of certain events, the probability of experiencing certain emotions may also depend on economic factors, the degree of urbanization or cultural belief systems (belief in supernatural forces). In the present study, we Compared samples from the Punjabi and Balochi-speaking parts of Pakistan, a cultural divide that goes well beyond language. Socio demographic factors. The large number of socio demographic variables measured, only two can be considered as potential risk factors: marital status and living condition. Both married individuals and those living with a partner are about 1.5 times more likely to experience anger than are unmarried or single individuals. Environmental or contextual risk factors. The likelihood of experiencing fear or anger is particularly high in traffic situations. Whereas the home or the workplace may increase the odds for other types of emotions. Personality factor Another type of risk factor is related to personality. It has been assumed that individuals differ in their predisposition to experience certain emotions. Individuals high on trait anxiety should run an

increased risk of experiencing anxiety bouts, individuals high on trait anger should get irritated more often, and so forth. In order to examine such personality-related risk factors. Of course many other individual factors may also play a role; for instance, certain persons are more or less prone to experience certain types of emotions because of differences in goals, values and coping potential. How to get self motivated to live normal life

How to live a normal life

1) Attitude Adjustments

Change how you think about your Father. Focus on her positives rather than what you view as negative. Work around the things you believe your father can't or won't change. You have memories of the years you lived together the first time, some divine, some not so great. Those recollections may color how you think about the new arrangement. What you remember from the past and hope to attain become expectations for the "new regime." Don't expect more than you received years ago, and you just may be pleasantly surprised. Being realistic is paramount.
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Simplify your schedule.

A hectic schedule is a major cause of high stress. Simplify by reducing the number of commitments in your life to just the essential ones. Learn to say no to the rest and slowly get out of commitments that arent beneficial to you. Schedule only a few important things each day, and put space between them. Get out of meetings when they arent absolutely essential. Leave room for down time and fun.
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Maintain a Balanced diet Some people think that eating salad all day long is the healthiest thing you can do. This fact is a myth. Your body needs a variety of

vitamins and minerals, including healthy fats, so you must begin to fully understand nutrition and make sure that you eat the proper portions of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats. If you are having a hard time fitting all the recommended supplements into your daily diet routine you could try taking vitamin tablets to ensure your body is getting the nutrition that it needs.
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Have Faith in Your Abilities Always believe in yourself and never feel that you cant achieve something. You can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it and work on it. Believing in yourself is a powerful thing and will lead to you being more confident and much happier because you believe you can succeed in anything that you do.

5) Get A Good Nights Rest Getting enough sleep is very important for your mind, body, and soul. It is especially important for your brain as it needs time to rest. Sleeping and getting a good rest allows you to get rid of any fatigue and regain some energy which gets lost throughout the day from participating in daily activities. Getting a good nights rest will allow your body to regain energy and it will make you feel much better in the morning. You will feel more alert and happier because your body doesnt feel strained or fatigued. 6) Volunteers Work Volunteer work is a great way to feel better about yourself. Why not help out in your local community or school? You will feel like you are giving something back to your community and will give with less guilt, especially if you are fortune enough to be raised by a great family. Not everyone are as fortune as others to be brought up with the best surroundings. Helping others is a great way to boost your happiness while knowing that you are helping others.

Conclusion
After all my research and studies Ive concluded that