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Nov 7, 2014 · By overcoming the desires to please, impress, or surpass others, we can start living life for ourselves, free from unnatural and destructive desires. It is only by mastering our desires that...
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This motivational drive is considered to be fueled by the desire to exercise one’s muscles and gain strength. There is often a common underlying motivation involving some form of self-assertion behind the drive toward engaging in physical activity. As with each universal desire and motivation, they are considered to be shared by all humans, simply ...
A motive for power is driven by a desire to influence and for leadership. In animals, the motivation for power is demonstrated through behaviors such as eating more food, dominating/leading the group, acquiring the most desirable mates, and so forth. In humans, we have many complex ways of behaviorally expressing an underlying desire to influence a...
Motivational drives for romance are based on desires for beauty, sex, and courtship. Of course in animals, including humans, this motive is powerfully connected to reproduction of the species. It is worthwhile to notice how this – and all universal desires – manifests itself in your goal-driven behaviors. Interestingly, the intrinsic feeling connec...
This motive is driven by a desire to collect and based on the value of frugality. For animals, they may express this drive through behaviors such as collecting or hoarding supplies of food. In humans, this is a desire that, once again, can be taken to extremes in either direction. Someone who becomes obsessed by a high priority on saving may exhibi...
A motivation for social contact tends to be driven by a desire for peer companionship or play. As with all desires, once a desire has been satisfied, it is thought to return again at a later time with similar strength and importance. For example, a desire for peer companionship and play may be fully satisfied by spending a day socializing with frie...
A motivation for status is thought to be driven by a desire for respect based on social standing and attention. Reiss (2004) comments on this motive by stating, “A person who is highly motivated to gain social status… may be observant of marks of social distinction, may think often about issues pertaining to wealth, may especially enjoy the feeling...
The motive for tranquility is considered to be driven by a desire to be free from anxiety, pain, and fear. Depending upon the individual and how one conceptualizes “tranquility,” this desire may manifest itself in a variety of different behavioral expressions. For example, two people may have equally strong drives for tranquility, but one person ma...
When one is motivated by a drive for vengeance, the recognized underlyingdesire is get even or confront offenders (including desires to compete and win). For some people this desire may be suppressed, or pushed down and away from conscious awareness. For others this desire may feel relatively unimportant – that is, when they experience offenses the...
Nov 30, 2020 · From four continents, he assessed 6,000 people and discovered 16 "basic desires" (or psychological human needs). These are common to all of us and deeply rooted in human nature and the way we...
Dec 9, 2009 · Understanding desires requires at least two things: first, to have a theory of desire itself, and second, to have some familiarity with the varieties of desires that there are. Once acquired, an understanding of desire can illuminate a number of controversies surrounding desire. 1. Theories of Desire.
Oct 16, 2015 · To be human is to desire what we do not have. Desire motivates us in many important ways: physical desire, for example, is called hunger or thirst; intellectual desire is called curiosity; sexual...
Philosophy of desire. In philosophy, desire has been identified as a recurring philosophical problem. It has been variously interpreted as what compels someone towards the highest state of human nature or consciousness, as well as being posited as either something to be eliminated or a powerful source of potential.
Providing a comprehensive perspective on human desire, this volume brings together leading experts from multiple psychological sub disciplines. It addresses such key issues as how desires of different kinds emerge and are experienced, their implications for behavior, and ways maladaptive desires can effectively be controlled.
