PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Instinct and Tension Reduction is a theory of causation, or motivation, of behavior – causation from a behaviorist perspective, motivation from a mentalist perspective. The idea is that when an inherent instinct, such as a need for food, exceeds a threshold value we act to reduce the tension so caused.

Detailed explanation-2: -In psychology, the definition of the instinct theory of motivation refers to the concept that all humans are evolutionarily designed in a way that helps them survive. People are born with innate traits that allow them to behave naturally. These are instincts that drive a person’s decisions and behaviors.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, Instinct Theory maintains that all our actions are fundamentally motivated by instincts. Drive Reduction Theory proposes that physiological needs prompt drives, or aroused states, that motivate us to lower the needs in order to maintain homeostasis, or a relatively constant internal state.

Detailed explanation-4: -To reduce the tension they feel, they will seek out ways to satisfy their biological needs. Drive-reduction theory is based on the concept of homeostasis, which is the idea that the body actively works to maintain a state of balance or equilibrium.

Detailed explanation-5: -Unlike arousal theory, which posits that individuals each have an optimal level of arousal and seek stimulation or relaxation to reach that level, instinct theory suggests that all organisms, including human beings, have natural biological characteristics to make themselves survive.