Motivation, Emotion and Stress and Coping (GATE XH) — Study Resources…
Approaches to understanding motivation: Instinct, Drive-reduction, Arousal, Incentive, Humanistic, Achievement motivation, Intrinsic motivation, Aggression, Curiosity and Exploration. Emotions: Nature of emotions; Theories of emotions. Definition of stress, what are stressors, cognitive factors in stress. Factors in stress reaction: General adaptation syndrome, Effect of stress. Coping with stress: Problem-focused coping and Emotion-focused coping.