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mo·ti·va·tion

(mō'ti-vā'shŭn),

In psychology, the aggregate of all the individual motives, needs, and drives operative in a person at any given moment that influence the will and cause a given behavior.

[ML. motivus, moving]

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motivation

Vox populi The drive to perform a task. See Neuromuscular motivation, Positive motivation.

mo·ti·va·tion

(mō'ti-vā'shŭn)

Psychological force that moves a person to act to meet a need or achieve a goal.
See also: motive

[ML. motivus, moving]

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motivation

the internal state of an animal prior to a specific behavioural act.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

mo·ti·va·tion

(mō'ti-vā'shŭn)

Aggregate of all individual motives, needs, and drives operative in a person at any given moment that influence the will and cause a given behavior.

[ML. motivus, moving]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about motivation

Q. How do you motivate yourself to exercise? I have a problem- I can easily get myself to go to work and other strenuous things, but when I need to get myself out for some exercise, which is only for me, I don’t find the energy for that. Does anyone have any tips how to encourage myself?

A. Try to change to an exercise you enjoy. You can also exercise with a friend, and the commitment to him may give you another push. Another option is to join a regular exercise program in a gym. Good luck!

Q. How to get my motivation back? Hi, I’m 22 years old girl, and since high school I’m 132 pounds stretched over 5’2’’. About two years ago, when I started college I gained another 20 pounds, that made me understand I’m overweight, and then I started a diet – mainly thinking before I eat something. I already lost those extra pounds, an I wish to lose another 10 pounds, but I feel I lost my motivation to restrict myself. Suddenly I find myself eating way too much, which makes me down, which makes me eat again… Any advice?

A. If you feel a craving for food, you can try to go to sleep – it helps me.
Good luck!

Q. What benefits have you recieved from nutrition and fitness What step did you take to begin and stay motivated perticularly if you were depressed and/or addicted

A. Today, after working in the gym for more than a year, I feel much better, I have a anew interest that challenges me and sets goals for me every time, and also let me find new people with this common interest. Of course, I look much better now, and it really improves my feeling and general well being.

If you suffer from depression or addiction, exercise may help you, although consulting a professional, as before starting any exercise program may be necessary.

Take care,

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The internal motivation subscale consists of 11 items, the negative motivation subscale has eight items and the external motivation subscale consists of five items.

The effects of participating in nursing student congress and other motivation sources on occupational motivation states of Nursing students: Toros University example

Assessing correlation between internal motivation scores at the beginning of rehabilitation and the change of independence during the course of rehabilitation, a significant and statistically important (p<0.05) moderate (r=0.72) correlation was observed.

Stroke Patients Motivation Influence on the Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy

O'Shea and his predecessor [27] showed that animated visual images provided by a computer hold an attraction that is related to students' internal motivation. This is in addition to other factors related to the computerized, such as color, image, sound, and movement, all of which increase motivation to learn English.

Effects of Using a Blended Learning Method on Students' Achievement and Motivation to Learn English in Jordan: A Pilot Case Study

Deci, Koestner and Ryan (1999) found autonomy (the freedom to direct the course of one's life) to also be vital to internal motivation and learning.

Motivational needs in the private music studio/Les besoins d'apprentissage dans le studio de musique prive

Throughout the course of the CDE season, the use of both external and internal motivation was the key to the success of the teams.

A case study of learning, motivation, and performance strategies for teaching and coaching CDE teams

Table 3: The relationship between internal motivation and utilization of HIV services Utilization of HIV/AIDS services Yes Never Total Internal motivation n % n % n % Strong 19 38 9 18 28 56 Weak 7 14 15 30 22 44 Total 26 52 24 48 50 100 Spearmen rho, p = 0.011, r = 0.358.

The effectiveness of behavioral change communication (BCC) program to change HIV/AIDS-related behaviors on construction workers

Sections 3 and 5 refer to the aggregated dimensions internal Motivation and general Satisfaction.

Job characteristics and their implications on the satisfaction levels of call center employees: a study on a large telecommunications company/ As caracteristicas da funcao e seu impacto nos niveis de satisfacao do funcionario de contato: um estudo em uma grande empresa de telecomunicacoes

Internal motivation to respond without prejudice derives from internalized, personally important, non-prejudiced beliefs (Devine, Plant, Amodio, Harmon-Jones, & Vance, 2002).

Internal motivation to respond without prejudice as a mediator of gender-attitudes toward mental illness

Fourth, external measures do not work without internal motivation. For instance, countries have sent people to prison for possessing and consuming drugs or alcohol.

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If kids are going to excel -- whether in academics, sports, theater or music -- they need an internal motivation, even a passion, to sustain them over the long run.

Less stress for parents, children; Psych prof to speak March 26 in Fitchburg

But, students who find internal motivation to engage in their learning tend to have the most lasting success.

Motivation: the gas that fuels a child's educational engine: short-term rewards are not a viable strategy for long-term reading growth

These important skills, which are confirmed as the most important factors for determining plans and making decisions in modern challenging environment by most of the entrepreneurship elites are: application & utilization of risk management techniques, basically planning, decision making, intra organizational relations, internal motivation, creativity & innovation, and influence and encouragement.

Comparative analysis of the methods of the fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) in prioritizing the skill indicators of entrepreneurial managers (case study: Jahad-e Daneshgahi)