EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Human Sexual Response Cycle
14 Feb 2018
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Motivation concerns the physiological and psychological processes underlying the initiation of behaviours that direct organisms toward specific goals. Drive a biological trigger that tells us we may be deprived of something and causes us to seek out what is needed, such as food or water. Homeostasis the (cid:271)od(cid:455)"s ph(cid:455)siologi(cid:272)al p(cid:396)o(cid:272)esses that allo(cid:449) it to (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)t i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)al states i(cid:374) response to the outer environment. Allostasis motivation is not only influenced by current needs, but also by the anticipation of future needs. Glucose a sugar that serves as a primary energy sources for the brain and the rest of the body. Satiation the point in a meal when we are no longer motivated to eat. Unit bias the tendency to assume that the unit of sale or portioning is an appropriate amount to consume. Obesity a disorder of positive energy balance, in which energy intake exceeds energy expenditure.
