Emotions, motives, and stress play a huge role in many peoples’ lives daily. When at school, work, or doing daily activities, your emotions and motives are affected. The arousal theory also plays a role in your emotions, motive, and stress. Emotions are one’s mood and the way they are feeling. Motives are the urges that cause a person to act a certain way. Stress is when there is pressure on a certain object. Each of the three simultaneously works together to effect peoples’ thoughts and actions.
To begin “according to the arousal theory of motivation, each person has a unique arousal level that is right for them.” “When our arousal levels drop below these individually mandated optimal levels, we seek stimulation to elevate them” (Cherry, …show more content…
The origins of basic motives start when you are a newborn. You cry and suck because those are the newborn urges. Basic behaviors cannot be taught to a newborn because they are already instilled in you. Complex motives are something you gain along the way of growing up. You may gain the motive to reproduce or to have a better life. “All of our behaviors, actions, thoughts, and beliefs are influenced by our inner drive to succeed” (Rabideau, 2005, para. 2). Your inner drive to succeed influence your motives which then influence your behaviors.
Emotional responses such as depression, anxiety, and anger can influence your stress level. Emotional response makes it harder for you to cope with obstacles in your life. Sometimes “stress within your comfort zone can help you perform under pressure, and motivates you to do your best” (J. Segal, Smith R. Segal, Robinson, 2016, para.1). Such as a final that you have to study for, you may stress and when you do, you push yourself to pass and to do your best. Your emotions always affect a part of your ability to function …show more content…
1). Depending on the social climate that minority groups put their selves into can influence their motives. If minority hangs around with minority groups their motives, and standards can become low, because everyone else in the group will be on just about the same level. If a minority was hanging around with the majority group, he or she motives will be a little different. They will strive to act and perform their best just as the rest of the non-minority. This can also work in both ways for both of the groups. Also depending on which group you are in can affect how your arousal level is, because arousal levels influence your
To begin “according to the arousal theory of motivation, each person has a unique arousal level that is right for them.” “When our arousal levels drop below these individually mandated optimal levels, we seek stimulation to elevate them” (Cherry, …show more content…
The origins of basic motives start when you are a newborn. You cry and suck because those are the newborn urges. Basic behaviors cannot be taught to a newborn because they are already instilled in you. Complex motives are something you gain along the way of growing up. You may gain the motive to reproduce or to have a better life. “All of our behaviors, actions, thoughts, and beliefs are influenced by our inner drive to succeed” (Rabideau, 2005, para. 2). Your inner drive to succeed influence your motives which then influence your behaviors.
Emotional responses such as depression, anxiety, and anger can influence your stress level. Emotional response makes it harder for you to cope with obstacles in your life. Sometimes “stress within your comfort zone can help you perform under pressure, and motivates you to do your best” (J. Segal, Smith R. Segal, Robinson, 2016, para.1). Such as a final that you have to study for, you may stress and when you do, you push yourself to pass and to do your best. Your emotions always affect a part of your ability to function …show more content…
1). Depending on the social climate that minority groups put their selves into can influence their motives. If minority hangs around with minority groups their motives, and standards can become low, because everyone else in the group will be on just about the same level. If a minority was hanging around with the majority group, he or she motives will be a little different. They will strive to act and perform their best just as the rest of the non-minority. This can also work in both ways for both of the groups. Also depending on which group you are in can affect how your arousal level is, because arousal levels influence your