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Shortage of military therapists creates strain
2009-11-07T15:41:08-05:00

November 07, 2009 WASHINGTON - Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For every physical and mental strain on service members, there's often a military therapist at their side. 


How Does Motivation Activate, Direct, and Sustain Behavior?
  • Needs, Drives, and Arousal Motivate Behavior
  • Pleasure Can Motivate Adaptive Behaviors
  • Some Behaviors Are Motivated for Their Own Sake
Why Are Human Beings Social?
  • Humans Have a Fundamental Need to Belong
  • People Seek Others When They Are Anxious
  • People Are Motivated to Detect and Reject Cheaters
How Do People Achieve Personal Goals?
  • Good Goals Enhance Confidence
  • Self-Regulation Requires Self-Awareness and Delay of Gratification
  • The Frontal Lobes Are Important for Self-Regulation
What Determines How We Eat?
  • Time and Taste Play Roles
  • Culture Determines What We Eat
  • Multiple Neural Processes Control Eating
What Is Addiction?
  • Addiction Has Psychological and Physical Aspects
  • People Use—and Abuse—Many Psychoactive Drugs
  • Alcohol Is the Most Widely Abused Drug
What Factors Motivate Sexual Behavior?
  • Biological Factors Influence Sexual Behavior
  • Cultural Scripts and Rules Shape Sexual Interactions
  • Mating Strategies Differ between the Sexes


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