Motivation and emotion/Lectures/Brain and physiological needs

Moodle 2011

Lecture 3: Brain and physiological needs

Resource type: this resource contains a lecture or lecture notes.

This is the third lecture for the Motivation and emotion unit of study.

Completion status: this resource is considered to be complete.

Overview

This lecture explains the role of brain structure, neurotransmitters, and hormones in regulating motivational drives and discusses physiological needs, particularly thirst, hunger, and sex.

Readings

1. Chapter 3: The motivated and emotional brain (Reeve, 2009)
2. Chapter 4: Physiological needs (Reeve, 2009)

Slides

• Lecture slides (Slideshare)
• 2011 handouts:
  • Download 6 slides to a page:
  • Download 3 slides to a page:
• 2010 handouts:
  • 1 slide per page
  • 3 slides per page
  • 6 slides per page

Recordings

31/8/2011

These are the 2011 lecture recordings:

• echo360 (rich media)
• mpv (video)
• mp3 (audio)

These are the 2010 lecture recordings:

• mp3 (audio)
• m4v (video)
• echo360 (rich media)

See also

• Assessment task skills (Previous lecture)
• Psychological and social needs (Next lecture)

Motivation and emotion Lectures

1. Intro. | 2. Assessment skills | 3. Brain & phys. needs | 4. Psych. & social needs | 5. Motivation & goal-setting | 6. Control & self | 7. Nature of emotion | 8. Aspects of emotion | 9. Personality | 10. Unconscious motivation | 11. Growth psych. | 12. Summary

External links

• Sex, lies and pharmaceuticals (Life Matters, ABC radio, Sept 1, 2010)