1. Psychology I Notes Chapter 5 & 6
If you write this,
You shall pass…

2. Motivation & Emotions
Motivation and emotions involve both psychological and physical factors.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
*Self-Actualization*
***Self-Esteem*****
*****Belongingness*****
*******Safety Needs*******
******Physiological Needs*******

3. The Brain
When you feel good and are having fun, your hypothalamus is at work.
The human brain operates largely in terms of symbolism.

4. Health
The safest way to control weight is to exercise and eat less food daily. 4

5. Harry Harlow
When one of his monkeys was frightened, it would usually run to the cloth “mother.” 5

6. Harry Harlow
Harry Harlow Monkey Experiment Contact Comfort 6

7. Motivation
Motivation that comes from within the individual is called intrinsic motivation.
The manipulation motive drives a person to handle and play with objects.
Stomach contractions, taste, and low glucose level all cause hunger.

8. Emotions
Emotional intelligence is when a person understands and controls their emotions.
The James-Lange theory believes people react, then feel emotions. 8

9. Consciousness & Unseen Forces
A construct (concept requiring a belief in something that cannot be seen or touched, but that seems to exist) is consciousness.
A circadian rhythm makes high & low tides of the earth/temperatures in humans & allows certain flowers to open and close each day.

10. Sleep
Before drifting off to sleep, the relaxed, free-floating feeling we experience is caused by alpha waves.
The deepest stage of sleep is marked by delta waves.
Night terrors occur most often during a state of NREM.
An elderly person experiences less REM time than teenagers

11. Sleep Disorders
Someone who suffers from sleep apnea often stops breathing while sleeping.

12. Dreams
Strange dreams are random firing of memory circuits.

13. Control Your Dreams
How To Lucid Dream

14. States of Consciousness
It is possible that hypnosis can make you feel a decrease in pain, help you focus on an event from your past, and make you feel relaxed.
Meditation contributes to a decrease in heart rate.

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