Motivation & Emotion

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Across
  1. 3. law The theory that a degree of psychological arousal helps performance, but only up to a certain point
  2. 5. motivation A desire for significant accomplishment
  3. 7. nervosa An eating disorder characterized by periods of overeating followed by purging
  4. 11. of needs A pyramid of needs with psychological needs at the top
  5. 13. The need to live up to one's fullest potential
  6. 15. A complex, unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species
Down
  1. 1. theory The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need
  2. 2. nervosa An eating disorder in which normal-weight people suffer from delusions of being overweight and put themselves on self-starvation regimes
  3. 4. motivation A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake
  4. 6. A tendency to maintain balance or constant internal state
  5. 8. motivation A desire to perform a behavior because of promised rewards or threats of punishment
  6. 9. An aroused tension state created by an imbalance that prompts an organism to restore balance
  7. 10. metabolic rate The body's resting rate of energy expenditure
  8. 12. The point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set
  9. 14. The need or desire that energizes and directs behavior