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C h a p t e r 10
MOTIVATION
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Lecture Outline
Motivational Perspectives
Hunger and Obesity
Sexual Motivation
Need for Achievement
Motivation
Motives reflect
Biological needs
Psychosocial needs
Evolutionary Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Unconscious Motivation
ProjectiveTests
A subject might be
asked:
What is happening in
the scene to the right?
What is she thinking
now?
What would you be
saying if you were the
person in the middle?
Behaviorist Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Homeostasis
Eating
Eating is a behavior
Overview of Metabolism
Hypothalamic Regulation of
Eating
Hypothalamus receives
information regarding
nutrient levels in body
Lateral region
Stimulation induces eating
Lesions of the lateral region
produce starvation
Ventromedial region
Lesions induce overeating
Stimulation inhibits eating
Obesity
Risks of obesity
Physical
Heart disease, diabetes, or stroke
Early mortality
Psychological
Negative stereotypes about the obese
Basis for discrimination in jobs and housing
Difficulty in relationships
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Causes of Obesity
Biological
Obesity is heritable (twin studies)
Fat cell size and number may play a role in obesity
Homeostasis: the body defends its level of fat
Leptin is secreted by fat cells: reduces appetite and weight
Leptin may be the hormone that serves to reduce appetite when body fat
level exceeds some threshold
Environmental
Rapid increases in prevalence of obesity suggests environmental
causes
Diet rich in fat
Low levels of exercise
Efforts to restrain eating
Eating Disorders
Bulimia:
Binge eating followed by purging
Anorexia Nervosa
Mr. Dukes daughter in St. Mary Axe, in the year 1684,
and the Eighteenth year of her Age fell into a total
suppression of her monthly courses from a multitude
of Cares and Passions of her mind.. From which time
her Appetite began to abate She wholly neglected
to care for herself for two years (like a skeleton
only covered with skin)
Richard Morton (1689)
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Sexual Orientation
Achievement Motives
Hierarchy of Motives
(Figure adapted from A.J. Elliot & M.A. Church, 1977, p 227)
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