Type of Motivation in Psychology

Let's discuss in this blog about the type of Motivation 

Content 

1. Biogenic Motives
2. Hunger Motivation
3. Thirst Motivation
4. Sex Motivation
5. Psychogenic Motives
6. Exploration of the Environment
7. Competence Motives
8. Self-actualization
9. Sociogenic Motives 

Biogenic Motives

These are also called biological motives, and they were used by early psychologists to help them understand how people act. When there is a change in the body's normal physiological state, known as homeostasis, the body has a lot of biological reasons to try to get things back to normal. These two things are very important for life. A lot of people have these kinds of reasons, and there are a lot of them It will talk about hunger, thirst, and sex in this section. These are some of the main biogenic motives.

• Hunger Motivation-When there isn't enough food in the stomach, hunger pangs start to show up. The stomach contracts, which makes you want to eat. Hunger is caused by many different things. Many studies have shown that after fasting if a person uses too much blood sugar or glucose, it makes them want to eat more than they should be. Friedman and Stricker (1976) said that when there is a change in the metabolic functions of the liver and there is less food, it makes people want to eat more. It looks like there are two parts of the hypothalamus that play a role in hunger. Research has shown that when the lateral hypothalamus is stimulated, it starts people to eat. if this area is hurt, then the animal stops eating (Epstein, 1960). The hypothalamus also plays a role in hunger motivation in the ventromedial area. People say it is the part of the body that stops hunger. He found that when the ventromedial hypothalamus is damaged, the animal doesn't know when to stop eating, and they end up getting fat.
• Other things also stop people from eating. The smell of food, the indigestion of food, and the taste of food are all secondary factors that may make people not want to eat food at all. Our bodies make the hormone CCK or cholecystokinin when we eat. Gibbs, Young, and Smith (1973) found this out in their study.
• They also found that other things play a big role in controlling hunger, like stop signals like satiety (the lack of hunger motivation), which tells the animal to stop eating. Also, it is thought that hunger motivation is related to how much or how quickly dissolved nutrients flow through the blood. There is a "set point" for blood levels of nutrients, and when they fall below that point, hunger drives you, and food is absorbed to get them back up again. Thus, both internal and external factors play a role in controlling the way people eat.

• Thirst Motivation-It is thought that thirst and drinking are controlled by the body on its own. Dry mouths make only one person thirsty. As you get older, your body's water level changes a lot. The Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) plays a big part in this. ADH stops water from leaving the kidney. It has been thought that the thirst drive and the desire to drink are caused by the loss of water from cells or the decrease in the volume of the blood. When there is less water in the body fluids, the water moves from the cells into the fluids. This makes the cells inside dry out. Dehydration makes the nerve cells that sense how much water a person has to drink make nerve impulses, which is why they do this. These nerve impulses are just signs that you should start drinking. In this case, thirst is caused by the loss of water from the osmoreceptors. This is called cellular dehydration thirst. As water is lost from the body, another condition called hypovolemia is also caused.
• In this case, there is less blood in the body, which lowers the blood pressure. There is a drop in blood pressure because of this. The kidneys then release an enzyme called renin, which helps make angiotensin II. Angiotensin II is a substance that moves around in the blood and tends to make people want to drink more.
• When both hypovolemia and cellular dehydration are present, the double-depletion hypothesis explains why this is the case. Drinking usually stops when the mouth and stomach tell us that we don't need to drink any more water. When the osmoreceptors are hydrated, the blood plasma level is at its normal level.

• Sex Motivation-Sexual urge is conditional on the physiological state of the organism. Additionally, it is seen as a biological drive. This desire is distinct from hunger and thirst in a variety of ways. Sexual desire is not a response to a physical deficiency or a shortage of some substance in the body. As a result, it is not caused by a homeostatic imbalance or an overabundance of hormones in the body. Sexual drive is determined in guys by the quantity of the male hormone testosterone. Females' sexual behavior is regulated by the female hormone estrogen. The hypothalamus is responsible for hormone release regulation. While hunger and thirst urges are necessary for survival, sexual desires are not, albeit they are critical for species survival. External cues can elicit sexual desires in a variety of ways. This could be similar to how the scents, sight, or smell of an attractive companion could enhance this need. Though family background and social standards may also play a significant effect in sexual behavior display.
• Psychogenic Motives-Psychogenic motivations are frequently referred to as broad motivations. These motivations do not originate as a result of learning or homeostasis. These are intrinsic, tend to last a lifetime, and are frequently difficult to please. These include the want to investigate the environment, the desire to overcome obstacles and overcome difficulties via competence, and the desire for self-actualization (doing what one is capable of accomplishing to the best of one's capacity).