Motivation and the Brain
Guadalupe M. Ignacio
Motivation and the Brain
To Quit Drinking Alcohol or Using other Drugs
May 31, 2013
Bindhu Davis, PhD.
Course Instructor
University of Phoenix, San Diego Thursdays @ 6-10 pm
Motivation and the Brain
“Intrinsic motivation comes from the feeling itself that is caused by doing something.” (Decker’s, 2010, pp. 254-259).This motivation is not affected by any external rewards but more likely comes from the inside of every individual. While people drink alcohol or get addicted to other kinds of substances for a reward, others do it simply because they have these inborn receptors in their brain that is just waiting in there to clamp into the addicting substance in a “ball and socket” fashion that the person has no control of.” (Inaba & Cohen, 2004).
So much had been said about Motivation; that it is something that directs, energizes, and sustain behaviors as there were two underlying factors derived from it, namely, intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Intrinsic is characterized by internal desires to perform a particular task, as in performing an activity because it gives you pleasure (DeVietti & Kirkpatrick, 1977). When you try to develop a new skill to give you more pride on yourself and increase your self-esteem, or somehow, just believing that it is just the right thing to do gives you that motivation to do it - that is considered an intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation on the other hand justifies its title, it comes from external factors to the individual that were not even related to the task that he or she is to perform or achieve (Deckers, 2010). Good examples of these external factors are rewards, money, and good grades for a student Students who were intrinsically motivated tend to do better in their classroom activities because they are willing and eager to learn new lessons. To them, this learning experience is
Motivation and the Brain
To Quit Drinking Alcohol or Using other Drugs
May 31, 2013
Bindhu Davis, PhD.
Course Instructor
University of Phoenix, San Diego Thursdays @ 6-10 pm
Motivation and the Brain
“Intrinsic motivation comes from the feeling itself that is caused by doing something.” (Decker’s, 2010, pp. 254-259).This motivation is not affected by any external rewards but more likely comes from the inside of every individual. While people drink alcohol or get addicted to other kinds of substances for a reward, others do it simply because they have these inborn receptors in their brain that is just waiting in there to clamp into the addicting substance in a “ball and socket” fashion that the person has no control of.” (Inaba & Cohen, 2004).
So much had been said about Motivation; that it is something that directs, energizes, and sustain behaviors as there were two underlying factors derived from it, namely, intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Intrinsic is characterized by internal desires to perform a particular task, as in performing an activity because it gives you pleasure (DeVietti & Kirkpatrick, 1977). When you try to develop a new skill to give you more pride on yourself and increase your self-esteem, or somehow, just believing that it is just the right thing to do gives you that motivation to do it - that is considered an intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation on the other hand justifies its title, it comes from external factors to the individual that were not even related to the task that he or she is to perform or achieve (Deckers, 2010). Good examples of these external factors are rewards, money, and good grades for a student Students who were intrinsically motivated tend to do better in their classroom activities because they are willing and eager to learn new lessons. To them, this learning experience is
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