Motivation and Emotion

• The lecture is about motivation and emotion.

Motivation

• A motive is a specific need or desire that activates an organism and directs behavior toward a goal.
• Motivation is triggered by stimuli such as a bodily condition, an environmental signal, or a feeling.
• A stimulus induces a goal-directed behavior that motivates a person.

Clasification of Motivation

• Intrinsic: The behavior arises from the behavior itself.
• Extrinsic: The behavior serves to obtain a reward or avoid punishment.
• Other: Exists aggression, achievement and affiliation.

Emotion

• Emotion is a complex affective state experienced as a response to an event or situation, whether internal or external.
• Emotions refer to the experience of feelings like fear, joy, surprise, and anger.
• Like motives, emotions also activate and influence behavior, but it is more difficult to predict the type of behavior to which a particular emotion will give rise.

Primary Emotions

• Emotions are evident in all cultures.
• Contribute to survival.
• Associated with a distinct facial expression.
• Evident in non-human primates.
• Examples Include:
• Happiness: A feeling of well-being and happiness.
• Fear: A feeling of danger or threat.
• Sadness: A feeling of pain and melancholy.
• Anger: A feeling of anger and frustration.
• Surprise: A reaction to something unexpected or new.
• Disgust: A feeling of repulsion or aversion.

Secondary Emotions

• Those that are only found in some cultures.
• Examples Include:
• Love: Combines joy, affection, intimacy, and desire.
• Pride: A feeling of personal satisfaction and worth for an achievement or quality.
• Guilt: Feeling of responsibility and remorse for having done something wrong.
• Shame: Humiliation and fear of negative judgment from others.
• Jealousy: Insecurity and threat to the possibility of losing the love or attention of someone important.
• Envy: Sadness or resentment at the success or possession of another person.
• Frustration: Impotence and disappointment at the impossibility of reaching a goal.
• Anxiety: Concern and fear of a real or imaginary danger.
• Deception: Sadness and disappointment in the face of an unmet expectation. -Gratitude: Thanksgiving and appreciation for something good that has received.

Mental health

• Mental health depends on not denying or hiding feelings or recklessly unleashing sentiments that could harm anyone
• Assertiveness is described as the appropriate manifestation of oneself in values, conduct, attitudes, and effects.
• Being genuine includes avoiding misleading, resentful, submissive, aggressive, or hurtful behaviors.
• Refrain from causing injury to any individual, one should act in line with our rights as people without impacting theirs.

Relationship between motivation and emotion

• Emotions can act as motivators.
• Motivation can influence emotions.
• Emotions can drive people to act in various ways.