Theories
Adrenaline Seeking; Excitment people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of physiological arousal
Arousal Theory
Regress to an earlier Development
Regression
Engaging in behaviors because it is personally rewarding
Intrinstic motivation
The moral Component, represents morals/consciousness
Superego
Stable personal Characteristics that can be used to describe how an individual behaves consistently
Personality Traits
What we think about will happen in the future dictates our current behavior
Expectancy theory
Attribute others to avoid oneself
Projection
Engaging in behavior because it may lead to a reward. pr avpodomg a punishment
Extrinstic Motivation
The primitive, instinctual unconscious part that will satisfy immediate needs
Id
Dominates and shapes a person's personality (because of one's name)
Cardinal Traits
External rewards determine behavior
Taking it out on something/someone else
displacement
A person must choose between options that are desirable in some aspects, but undesirable in others
Approach Avoidance
Regulates demands of Superego and Id, Compromise
Ego
Complex reactions to a situation or matter that is personally significant to the individual
Emotions
Evolutionarily programmed to behave in a certain way to ensure survival
Reaction Formation
A person must choose between two desirable
Approach Approach
Believes Freud was correct on matters of childhood experiences
Neo-Freduians
Belief that outside forces beyond your control determine your fate
External Locust of Control
Behaviors are driven to reduce internal tension
Funnel emotions into something socially acceptable
Sublimation
A person chosses between two undesirable options
Avoidance-Avoidance
What did Freud believe drove unconscious desires
Sexuality and aggression
Perception that you control your own fate
Internal locust of control