PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -physical or psychological needs or wants are met is known as motivation.

Detailed explanation-2: -3.2 NEEDS, DRIVES AND MOTIVES Needs can be objective and physical, such as food and water, or they can be subjective and psychological, such as the need for self-esteem. Drive is the force that goads the organism to satisfy the needs. A drive has a direction and a valence. The Drive is not always that clear or simple.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forces that motivate an organism to take action, a condition or arousal that is associated with a need. An object, person, situation perceived as capable of satisfying a need. Relies of Instincts (inborn behavior patterns, genetically transmitted from generation to generation).

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the drive theory of motivation or drive theory, people behave a certain way to reduce the internal tension created in the body as a result of unfulfilled biological needs. The arousal or the state of inner tension that develops within the body due to these needs is known as a ‘drive’.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the theory, the reduction of drives is the primary force behind motivation.