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motive |
specific need or desire such as hunger thirst or achievement that prompts goal directed behavior |
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drive reduction theory |
states that motivated behavior is aimed at reducing a state of bodily tension or arousal and returning the organism to homeostasis (balance)` |
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Arousal theory |
theory of motivation that stems from the enjoyment derived from the behavior itself |
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extrinsic motivation |
a desire to perform a behavior to obtain an external reward of punishment |
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hierarchy of needs |
a theory of motivation advanced by Maslow holding that higher order motive only emerge after lower level motives have been satisfied |
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Instinct theory |
all creatures are born with specific innate knowledge to survive |
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Eros |
drive towards pleasure/life |
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thanatos |
aggression/death |
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anorexia nervosa |
a serious eating disorder that is associated with an intense fear of weight gain and distorted body image |
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bulimia nervosa |
an eating disorder characterized by binges of eating followed by self induced vomiting or purging |
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obesity |
the most pressing matter in America/ excess of body fat in relation to lean body mass |
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body mass index |
a numerical index calculated from a persons height and eight that is used to indicate health status and predict disease risk |
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fad diets |
often promise quick results with a short time commitment whereas long term success permanent changes in behavior diet and activity |
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industrial organizational psycology |
the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces |
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personell psychology |
focuses on employee recruitment selection placement training appraisal and development |
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organizational psychology |
examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational changes |
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James Lange Theory |
theory states that physiological activity precedes the emotional experience ; stimuli in the environment cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes |
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Cannon bard Theory |
Theory that states than an emotion triggering stimulus and the body's arousal take place simultaneously |
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Two Factory Theory |
Theory that suggests that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal; ones emotional experience depends on ones perception or judgement of the situation |
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emotions |
feeling such as fear jor or surprise that underlies behavior |
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development psychology |
a brank of psychology that studies phsycal cognitive and social change throughout the lifespan |
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placenta |
an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake and waste elimination via the mothers blood supply |
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teratogens |
toxic agents that can compromise the development of the fetus |
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reflexes |
newborns come equipped with a number of useful reflexes that are critical to life outside the uterus |
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maturation |
biological growth process that enable orderly changes in behavior relatively uninfluenced by experience |
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object permanence |
cannot process objects out of sight |
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conservation |
the concept that the quantity of a substance is not altered by reversible changes in its appearance |
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socialization |
process by which children learn the behaviors and attitudes appropriate to the ir family culture |
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attachment |
emotional bond that develops in the first year of life that makes human babies cling to their caregivers |
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Gender identity |
a little girls knowledge that she is a girl and a little boys knowledge that he is a boy |
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adolescence |
a period of life roughly between the ages of 10 and 20 when a person is transitioning from a child to adult |
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Imaginary Audience |
delusion that an adolescence is constantly being observed by others |
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personal fable |
adolescents delusion that they ar unique very important and invulnerable |
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menopause |
at age 50, the time of natural cessation of menstration ; also refers to the biological changes as a women experiences as she ability to reproduce declines |
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Fluid intelligence |
ability to reason speedily |
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crystalline intelligence |
accumulated knowledge and skills |
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midlife crisis |
a time when adults discover they no longer feel fulfilled in their jobs or personal lives and attempt to make decisive shift in career of lifestyle |
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midlife transitions |
a process whereby adults assess the past and formulate new goals for the future |
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Alzheimers disease |
disorder most commonly found in late adulthood characterized by progressive losses in memory and cognition and by changes in personality |
