Motivation boosts and directs behavior, whereas emotions provide the emotional/effective constituent to motivation, either negative or positive. Motivation can be defined as “a want, a need, a desire or an interest that drives a person (or a living being) in a particular trend”. Motivation is about why people direct their innovative powers in one way instead-of another; it relates to peoples’ achievements whether, great or small (Reeve, 34). It is also about how people shape-up their bodies; it’s about going deep during stressful moments. Motivation is the desire or the need to do things. It’s a vital factor in setting and accomplishing goals. Research studies prove that people can influence their motivation levels and emotions. Motivation is a practice that initiates, guides, and upholds goal-oriented behaviors.
Motivation is what enables people to act; it involves emotional, cognitive, social, and natural/biological forces that stimulate behavior. Emotion activates motivation; emotions can either be negative or positive. Positive emotions motivate an individual to strive while negative emotions hinder the realization of intended goals. Emotional forces play a significant role in motivation. Motivation describes why people do positive or negative things. Positive emotional forces activate positive motivation while negative emotional forces activate negative motivation.
For instance, a person can be motivated to do bad things and another motivated to engage in good activities. Psychologists have come up with motivation theories such as instinct theory, humanistic theory, and drive theory. Emotion, on the other hand, is a multifaceted psycho-physiological experience of a person’s mental state when interacting with environmental (outer) and bio-chemical (inner) influences. In human beings, emotion involves physiological stimulation, expressive conduct, and conscious deeds or experiences (Gorman, 71). Emotion is associated-with frame-of-mind/mood, personality, individuality, temperament, and motivation.
Works Cited
Gorman, Phil. Motivation and emotion. Chicago: Routledge, 2004. Print.
Reeve, Johnmarshall. Understanding motivation and emotion. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Print.