What moves us?
According to Drive Reduction Theory of motivation, humans are driven by this.
The desire to meet a need or reduce a drive (hungry? go eat!)
This is a full body response to a stimuli, including a physical reaction, concious cognitive reaction, and an expressive behavior.
What is an Emotion?
The base level of the Maslow Pyramid of Motivation.
What is Physiological Needs? (food, water, shelter)
Sigmund Freud felt that all humans' minds could be modeled after this object.
What is an iceberg?
The average human brain weighs this much.
What is about 3 pounds?
According to Optimal Arousal Theory of motivation, humans are driven by this.
What is the perfect amount of stimulation (arousal)?
These are the base emotions, combined in different amounts can measure all other emotions.
What is joy, anger, sadness, and fear?
This is the second level of Maslow's Pyramid, and usually contains needs like consistent emploment, stable shelter, etc.
What is Safety and Security needs?
This part of the brain exists entirely in the conscious, according to Freud's model.
What is the Ego?
This is what makes up the tissue of your brain, also known as a brain cell.
What is a nueron?
According to Abraham Maslow's Theory of motivation, humans are driven by this.
What is the desire to meet our needs and become our best selves?
This theory of emotion states that a physical reaction comes before a concious emotion, labeling, and then expression of feeling.
What is James-Lange Theory of Emotion?
This is a higher level on Maslow's Pyramid, and includes things like family, platonic, and romantic relationships.
What is the need for Love and Belonging?
This part of the brain exists entirely in the subconsious, and is driven only by want, with no concern for right and wrong.
What is the Id?
This chemical, often associated with happiness, is actually designed to reward our brains when we complete a task.
What is dopamine?
According to the Instinctual Theory of motivation, humans are driven by this.
What is genetic predisposition or instincts to survive?
This model maps emotions on a quadrant, ranking the intensity and nature of the emotion.
What is the Two Dimensional Model?
This is usually the highest level of Maslow's Pyramid.
What is Self-Actualization?
This part of the brain exists in some of both the conscious and subconsious, and moderates our behavior based on how we 'think' we should act.
What is the Superego?
An excess of domamine can lead to what disorder?
What is schizophrenia?
This man is studied by modern psychologists for his use of motivation for survival in an extreme situtation. (Think 127 Hours)
Who is Aaron Rolston?
This is a strong release or expression of emotion, usually negative or aggressive in nature?
Higher than realizing your individual potential, this is sometimes placed at the very top of the pyramid.
What is spiritual enlightenment or becoming the best member of a community?
This is the major critique of Freud's theory of the unconsious mind?
What is the lack of scientific evidence?
The chemicals released during early stages of a relationship, such as serotonin, are shown to be at similar levels to what anxiety based disorder?
What is OCD?