ASSIGNMENT: March 5th 2009

Please write your responses on a separate sheet of paper (not on the blog). On Monday, we will briefly go over the aspects of work, particularly incentives, and move onto EMOTION (Ch. 13). Your Question packet will include questions from both Ch. 12 & Ch. 13.

At this time you should have completed reading for Ch. 12 (Motivation). This weekend begin reading for Ch. 13 (Emotion). YOU MUST READ through the first 12 objectives of Ch. 13. You will be quizzed on this information on Monday.

When you have completed the following questions please scroll down to the PsychSim and complete the "Hunger and the Fat Rat" & "Expressing Emotion" activities.

Answer these questions:

1. What is motivation and how is it explained by instinct theory, evolutionary psychology, drive-reduction theory and arousal theory?

2. How does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explain behavior?

3. What is the physiology and psychology of hunger and eating behavior?

4. What are some possible explanations for the rise in eating disorders?

5. What is the physiology and psychology of sexual behavior?

6. What factors influence teenagers’ sexual attitudes and behaviors?

7. What does current research tell us about sexual orientation? (Please do not answer questions on sexual orientation based on your OPINION. On the AP Exam the answers are based on research, not your opinion).

8. What are the characteristic differences between bulimia and anorexia?

9. Define Homeostasis and provide an example.

10. When students are rewarded for outstanding performance with stickers on their papers the practice best illustrates the use of what?

ALSO COMPLETE:

Anorexia Nervosa

This exercise examines the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, including the symptoms, treatment options, and new research findings that are unlocking the causes of this disorder. This exercise will also introduce you to the features of the Internet Mental Health Web site and the homepage for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), probably your two best Web resources for information on mental disorders.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/p20-grp.html

http://www.anad.org/site/anadweb/

1. Treatment for anorexia nervosa must address both the medical/physiological and psychosocial roots of this disorder. Briefly describe the various medical and psychosocial treatment options available for individuals with anorexia nervosa.

2. Select an article from the "Magazine" section of the Internet Mental Health Web site and summarize its contents.