PSYC 4750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Food Energy, Headache, Ghrelin
16 Oct 2016
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The belief that internal demands of the body serve as a source of motivation begins with the idea that was formulated by french psychologist claude benard milleu. Thus, disturbances from both inside and outside the body also known as the interieur of fluid that bathe in the 30-60 trilion cells. Ex: cold weather causes constriction while warm weather causes dilation. wisdom of the body. A self-correcting process that reduces the discrepancy between a desired state and an actual state. A desired state is one that is a condition crucial for life, comfort or safety. The actual state of the system is compared to the set point and if a discrepancy is detected a self-process is initiated. The process ends when the discrepancy reaches zero. A discrepancy between the set point and the actual physiological state defines a physiological need. Incentives that aid in reducing a need or in restoring homeostasis.
