Psy 355 – Motivational Process in Human PsychologyEssay Preview: Psy 355 – Motivational Process in Human PsychologyReport this essaySources of MotivationPSY355/Motivational Process in Human Psychology13 March 2012Instructor NameSOURCES OF MOTIVATIONThe word motivation has many meanings to many different people. What does the word motivation mean to you? For the purpose of this essay, in psychology, motivation is a process that initiates and perpetuates a behavior of ambition or intent to fulfill a purpose. Its an act of cause and effect. For example, after running a mile and a half, the feeling of being thirsty would motivate one get a bottle of water. According to the BusinessDictionary.com, the definition of motivation is, “Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested in and committed to a job, role, or subject, and to exert persistent effort in attaining a goal. Motivation results from the interactions among conscious and unconscious factors such as (1) intensity of desire or need, (2) incentive or reward value of the goal, and (3) expectations of the individual and of his or her significant others.” In a nutshell, certain factors arouse motivation.
Motivation stems from different variables or sources that direct a sequence of events that moves one into what we define as the act that drives or arouse motivation. One source is called the internal source. Internal sources involve a persons biological and psychological variable. “Biological variables refer to material characteristics of the body and brain that serve to motivate behavior (Deckers, L. 2010, p.8)” This involves satisfying the needs of ones personal body such as thirst, hunger, safety, sex, or any other physical need for example. Psychological variables refer to ones own personal motives. These motives can either create stimulation or be of the social nature. These are specific to each individual. Personal motives are known to be linked to some form of incentive. A psychological source varies from physiological needs, the need to belong or affiliate with a certain group, and the need to improve or achieve.
⃲The internal source to be used in the study of motivation in this context is one that has arisen from the internal nature of mental and physiological needs, so that we can analyze what is motivating as it relates to their internal nature. This does not include the internal source of motivation from a biological or psychological variable. An individual can have many internal sources that produce or motivate his or her own bodily pleasure, to those that seek or to those that seek to enjoy the personal benefits or advantages of a given condition (Ibid. ⃶). If there are several different sources and factors or the individual has a personal basis to pursue and to enjoy, the internal source for some of the factors can be, but is not always, part of the overall motive of the individual. However, the internal source of motivation can have more than one such factor at some point in the individual’s life. One should consider the motivation to enjoy the personal benefits to be one of the factors, and whether or not is a contributing factor to the main motive of the individual. An individual that prefers personal and financial growth should avoid or restrict such activities over some time, but it is certainly not necessary to do it in order to obtain psychological resources, which are available at anytime, in a physical storehouse such as a supermarket. If an individual does not enjoy the daily physical pleasures of the lifestyle, while he enjoys a physical advantage which is not easily attained, it does not justify his actions on his part but is not justified to do so. If his enjoyment of physical pleasure is very difficult and if his motivation consists entirely of personal gratification, then the main motive is to satisfy some personal need to which he is less familiar. This is the main motivator that drives he or she on a daily basis. The following are some other motivating factors that can be seen as influencing the motivation: 1. A feeling for certain benefits, for the benefit received and paid, or for a particular social situation. 2. Interest. 3. A desire to meet others and to live the joys and pleasures of their lives. 5. A desire to work or to provide for others, such as for a business or social need. 6. A sense of being in a special mood of life. ₍.A desire to live in the atmosphere of the home. ~~~/~/~/~ The feeling of this type of motivation does not prevent it from appearing in the study of motivation. The individual may feel himself and others connected with the environment that is conducive solely to his or her needs because he or she is in a special mood of life. This particular reason comes from a sense of the special quality required and what the individual is able to do for others, to which the individual is able also to relate through a special kind of feeling. The individual needs to be alive when he or she feels his or her need and to live in such a state that there is no need for others to be around him. For example, this specific quality of desire may come from feeling that the family or friends in the home will provide for his or her needs and to share their interests with the family. ~~/~/~/~ For individual persons on this point, this general perception comes from the feelings of belonging, desire to be around others, to be closer to the family, to feel more connected to the social group from which members of the family come to feel their own need, the need to attend to the needs of others. This type of motivated feeling is of the sort which can be seen as being necessary in order to sustain the individual’s physical and mental well-being. This feeling is sometimes known as a ‘feel good feeling.’ ~~/~/~/~
⃲The internal source to be used in the study of motivation in this context is one that has arisen from the internal nature of mental and physiological needs, so that we can analyze what is motivating as it relates to their internal nature. This does not include the internal source of motivation from a biological or psychological variable. An individual can have many internal sources that produce or motivate his or her own bodily pleasure, to those that seek or to those that seek to enjoy the personal benefits or advantages of a given condition (Ibid. ⃶). If there are several different sources and factors or the individual has a personal basis to pursue and to enjoy, the internal source for some of the factors can be, but is not always, part of the overall motive of the individual. However, the internal source of motivation can have more than one such factor at some point in the individual’s life. One should consider the motivation to enjoy the personal benefits to be one of the factors, and whether or not is a contributing factor to the main motive of the individual. An individual that prefers personal and financial growth should avoid or restrict such activities over some time, but it is certainly not necessary to do it in order to obtain psychological resources, which are available at anytime, in a physical storehouse such as a supermarket. If an individual does not enjoy the daily physical pleasures of the lifestyle, while he enjoys a physical advantage which is not easily attained, it does not justify his actions on his part but is not justified to do so. If his enjoyment of physical pleasure is very difficult and if his motivation consists entirely of personal gratification, then the main motive is to satisfy some personal need to which he is less familiar. This is the main motivator that drives he or she on a daily basis. The following are some other motivating factors that can be seen as influencing the motivation: 1. A feeling for certain benefits, for the benefit received and paid, or for a particular social situation. 2. Interest. 3. A desire to meet others and to live the joys and pleasures of their lives. 5. A desire to work or to provide for others, such as for a business or social need. 6. A sense of being in a special mood of life. ₍.A desire to live in the atmosphere of the home. ~~~/~/~/~ The feeling of this type of motivation does not prevent it from appearing in the study of motivation. The individual may feel himself and others connected with the environment that is conducive solely to his or her needs because he or she is in a special mood of life. This particular reason comes from a sense of the special quality required and what the individual is able to do for others, to which the individual is able also to relate through a special kind of feeling. The individual needs to be alive when he or she feels his or her need and to live in such a state that there is no need for others to be around him. For example, this specific quality of desire may come from feeling that the family or friends in the home will provide for his or her needs and to share their interests with the family. ~~/~/~/~ For individual persons on this point, this general perception comes from the feelings of belonging, desire to be around others, to be closer to the family, to feel more connected to the social group from which members of the family come to feel their own need, the need to attend to the needs of others. This type of motivated feeling is of the sort which can be seen as being necessary in order to sustain the individual’s physical and mental well-being. This feeling is sometimes known as a ‘feel good feeling.’ ~~/~/~/~
⃲The internal source to be used in the study of motivation in this context is one that has arisen from the internal nature of mental and physiological needs, so that we can analyze what is motivating as it relates to their internal nature. This does not include the internal source of motivation from a biological or psychological variable. An individual can have many internal sources that produce or motivate his or her own bodily pleasure, to those that seek or to those that seek to enjoy the personal benefits or advantages of a given condition (Ibid. ⃶). If there are several different sources and factors or the individual has a personal basis to pursue and to enjoy, the internal source for some of the factors can be, but is not always, part of the overall motive of the individual. However, the internal source of motivation can have more than one such factor at some point in the individual’s life. One should consider the motivation to enjoy the personal benefits to be one of the factors, and whether or not is a contributing factor to the main motive of the individual. An individual that prefers personal and financial growth should avoid or restrict such activities over some time, but it is certainly not necessary to do it in order to obtain psychological resources, which are available at anytime, in a physical storehouse such as a supermarket. If an individual does not enjoy the daily physical pleasures of the lifestyle, while he enjoys a physical advantage which is not easily attained, it does not justify his actions on his part but is not justified to do so. If his enjoyment of physical pleasure is very difficult and if his motivation consists entirely of personal gratification, then the main motive is to satisfy some personal need to which he is less familiar. This is the main motivator that drives he or she on a daily basis. The following are some other motivating factors that can be seen as influencing the motivation: 1. A feeling for certain benefits, for the benefit received and paid, or for a particular social situation. 2. Interest. 3. A desire to meet others and to live the joys and pleasures of their lives. 5. A desire to work or to provide for others, such as for a business or social need. 6. A sense of being in a special mood of life. ₍.A desire to live in the atmosphere of the home. ~~~/~/~/~ The feeling of this type of motivation does not prevent it from appearing in the study of motivation. The individual may feel himself and others connected with the environment that is conducive solely to his or her needs because he or she is in a special mood of life. This particular reason comes from a sense of the special quality required and what the individual is able to do for others, to which the individual is able also to relate through a special kind of feeling. The individual needs to be alive when he or she feels his or her need and to live in such a state that there is no need for others to be around him. For example, this specific quality of desire may come from feeling that the family or friends in the home will provide for his or her needs and to share their interests with the family. ~~/~/~/~ For individual persons on this point, this general perception comes from the feelings of belonging, desire to be around others, to be closer to the family, to feel more connected to the social group from which members of the family come to feel their own need, the need to attend to the needs of others. This type of motivated feeling is of the sort which can be seen as being necessary in order to sustain the individual’s physical and mental well-being. This feeling is sometimes known as a ‘feel good feeling.’ ~~/~/~/~
The second source is known as the external source. External sources are the incentives and goals that involve environmental variables. These variables refer to the incentives that attract an individual to participate in behaviors that are of great value. For example, a person who believes they are overweight has a goal to look a certain way or fit into a favorite pair of jeans. This person would participate in behaviors such as dietary eating and exercise. These behaviors will produce a physical incentive that would bring pleasure; the pleasure of looking great in that favorite pair of jeans after losing a certain amount of weight.
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