Motivation and Emotion — Important Questions

Hunger, Thirst, Sleep, Sex

Biological motives are basic primary needs necessary for survival and maintaining existence. These include hunger, thirst, sleep, and sex. Achievement and power are psychosocial motives.

Achievement motive

Achievement motive drives people to excel and achieve success. People with high achievement motivation work for accomplishment rather than just money or profit, like Dhirubhai Ambani and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Selection of difficult tasks, Attention towards task completion without reward expectations, Accepting individual responsibility

People with achievement motivation select difficult tasks rather than simple ones, focus on task completion without expecting rewards, and accept individual responsibility while proceeding towards goals.

Emovere

The term 'Emotion' is derived from the Latin term 'Emovere' which means stirring up, movement, or disruption, reflecting the disruptive nature of emotions in our nervous system.