Define motivation.
2. Describe the following theories of motivation including any relevant key terms, and be sure to specify the driving force of motivation the potential effect on outward behavior:
Instinct Theory
Drive Reduction Theory
Arousal Theory
Incentive Theory
Cognitive Theory
3. What are the stages in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and how do we progress between stages according to Maslow?
4. Describe the biological factors involved in hunger including the role of the stomach, thermogenesis, genes, and the brain?
5. Explain the role of cultural conditioning on eating behavior?
6. Describe the BMI and the thresholds necessary for obesity and anorexia.
7. Compare and contrast anorexia and bulimia making note of similarities or differences in symptoms, physical appearance, psychological factors, and other related behaviors.
8. What are the traits associated with people who have a need for high achievement (nAch)?
9. List the four phases of the Sexual Response Cycle and describe what happens to the body in each of the stages.
10. What are the main factors that affect sexual orientation?
11. What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and how might they impact performance in different courses and activities?
12. Define emotion and describe its three components.
13. What is the difference between a Duschenne smile and a social smile?
14. What is the relationship between emotions and the autonomic nervous system?
15. Describe what parts of the brain are involved in emotion.
16. Briefly describe each of the theories of emotion:
James Lange Theory of Emotion
Cannon Bard Theory
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Schachter’s Two Factor Theory
17. What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions, and how many do we have of each?
18. What is emotional intelligence?
19. How is the lie detector test related to emotion?
Use one of the following links to assess the quality of your sleep, and/or determine if you might have a sleep disorder.
Sleep Hygiene Assessment
Web MD Sleep Disorder Assessment
London Sleep Centre Multiple Sleep Assessments and Diagnoses
Watch the following videos on good sleep hygiene.
Create a blog entry where you reflect on your own sleeping patterns and outline a plan of action to implement some of the strategies you may have learned from the videos or other outside sources.
Outline your view of dreams. What role do you feel dreams play in your life, and what theoretical view more closely aligns with your interpretation of dreams?
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