BACKGROUND The reward-system can be differentiated from the motivational system. METHODS AND RESULTS A complex psychodynamic approach (OPD-2) takes into account motivational aspects - psychological functioning - the drug and the consequences. Multiaxial aspects are necessary. The system is described. CONCLUSIONS A psychodynamic cycle of addiction enables different therapy steps.

Acoustic stimuli, like music and metronomes, are often used in sports. Adjusting movement tempo to acoustic stimuli (i.e., auditory-motor synchronization) may be beneficial for sports performance. However, music also possesses motivational qualities that may further enhance performance. Our objective was to examine the relative effects of auditory-motor synchronization and the motivational impa...

This article describes a 2-systems model that explains social behavior as ajointfunction ofreflective and impulsiveprocesses. Inparticular, it is assumed thatsocial behavior is controlled by 2 interacting systems thatfollow different operatingprinciples. The reflective system generates behavioral decisions that are based on knowledge about facts and values, whereas the impulsive system elicits ...

This article describes a 2-systems model that explains social behavior as a joint function of reflective and impulsive processes. In particular, it is assumed that social behavior is controlled by 2 interacting systems that follow different operating principles. The reflective system generates behavioral decisions that are based on knowledge about facts and values, whereas the impulsive system ...

SUMMARY Background: The reward-system can be differentiated from the motivational system. Methods and results: A complex psychodynamic approach (OPD-2) takes into account motivational aspects – psychological functioning – the drug and the consequences. Multiaxial aspects are necessary. The system is described. Conclusions: A psychodynamic cycle of addiction enables different therapy steps.

2 Motivation  Motivation is the reason that someone engages in a certain behaviour  Motivation is a key factor in education  Lot of research has been done by educational psychological researchers on motivational aspects in the educational domain  These researches resulted in several theories and models  Based on such theories and models, learning systems have been developed that use partic...

the goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between motivational structure and marital satisfaction. participants (n = 122; 72% female) were recruited among married students of ferdowsi university of mashhad, who completed personal concerns inventory (pci) and marital satisfaction questionnaire (msq). principal component analysis (pca) was used to summarize the pci data. a summar...