Who Motivates the Motivator?

All motivation or drives stem from a need. We are motivated to eat because we are hungry. We need food in order to survive.

A motive is something that excites the organism into action, to satisfy or sustain a need and its appropriate supply.

 A motive also establishes direction once arousal is energized.

Motivated behavior, then, is:

1.   Activating and/or energizing, and

2.   Directional. And all this from a need, i.e., when thirsty we seek water, when hungry, food.

In infancy and childhood, most needs are organic or physiological. However in later life psychological and emotional needs are more keenly felt and satisfaction sought.

In adulthood, the sex drive is an example of both physical and psychological needs to be satisfied or sought.

It is presently impossible to say whether all behavior is motivated or simply satisfying "needs."

All reflex action, especially on the unconscious or subconscious level, may be motivated or may not be.

The heart beating, digestion, and the chemical response to nerve transmission are responsive to various kinds of motivational activation, but hardly on the conscious level.

These are areas no one yet fully understands. Heroism or daring activity, on the other hand, clearly show conscious motivated action and/or behavior.www.donlprice.com