Motivation Eating disordersand achievment

These flashcards cover the key concepts discussed in the class lecture, focusing on motivation, achievement, eating disorders, and emotions.

Drives

Internal psychological pushes that motivate action to satisfy basic needs (e.g., hunger).

Incentives

External objects or outcomes that motivate behavior (e.g., good grades, tasty cookie).

Positive Incentives

Desirable things that motivate actions (e.g., pizza, good grade).

Negative Incentives

The removal of unpleasantness that motivates behavior (e.g., buckling a seatbelt to stop an alarm).

Incentive Value

The strength of motivation depends on how much the individual values the incentive.

Expectancy of Attainment

Motivation depends on whether an individual believes they will achieve the incentive if effort is made.

Delay Discounting

The longer one has to wait for a reward, the lower its perceived value becomes.

Achievement Motivation

Focus on the reasons or goals behind a person's effort and achievement.

Mastery Orientation

Focus on learning and mastering concepts rather than outperforming others.

Performance Orientation

Focus on doing better than others in comparison.

Self-Efficacy

Belief in one’s ability to accomplish a task.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by persistent restriction of energy intake, intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted body image.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder involving recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors (purging).

Emotion (Affect)

Comprises three components: physiological response, conscious experience, and behavioral expression.

State vs. Trait

States are transient feelings, while traits are enduring emotional tendencies.

Physiological Response

Bodily arousal and hormone surges associated with emotions.

Limbic System

Part of the brain involved in processing emotions, particularly fear.

Reactive Pathways of Emotion

Fast pathway goes directly from sensory input to the amygdala; slow pathway processes through the cortex first.