Unit11+-+Motivation

=__Unit 11 - Motivation__=

[[file:Online discussion - Dan Pink Motivation.doc]]
media type="custom" key="8224744" Just found this interesting "animated" slightly different version of Mr. Pink's speech (see below), just in case you were interested... media type="youtube" key="u6XAPnuFjJc" height="390" width="640"

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Psychology Today article: "Latrell Sprewell + Pizza Hut < Intrinsic Motivation"
An interesting and rather amusing article related to motivation. More specifically, this article looks at intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation and the "overjustification effect" which we actually look at in units other than this one, but that's ok, it's still relevant. What do Latrell Sprewell and the Pizza Hut "Book It" program have in common?... You'll have to read to find out...

__Eating Disorder Related Sites__
The link above will take you to a site that looks at celebrities with eating disorders. Celebrities and eating disorders can make for a potentially potent introduction into the eating disorders topic--after all, who has their bodies scrutinized more than celebrities and athletes? However, as they point out, many of these celebrities have put their lives at risk and had to be hospitalized due to their eating disorders. The site also has helpful information to learn more about getting help. Today's site is called [|About-Face]. The site has been of great use for both sociology and psychology classes when dealing with the role and portrayal of women in our culture. The site calls out the magazines and advertisers about their respective questionable images in a portion called, "[|gallery of offenders]." However, this is not just exploitation. The site also has a [|gallery of winners], featuring ads that have real women in real situations. There is also a great deal of sarcasm that comes with explaining the offenders--pretty cool if you ask me. Established in 1999, the Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center has been informing the public on the various eating disorders and their treatments. While the site appears to be primarily designed to assist someone in finding treatment, there is basic information on anorexia, bulimia and the other eating disorders.

NIMH Eating Disorders Publication In 2008, the National Institute of Mental Health published a 26 page booklet on the various Eating Disorders. The book, written primarily to a layperson, provides a good background to the basics of the many Eating Disorders as they currently appear in the DSM-IV-TR. To download a PDF version of the booklet []
 * [|What Are Eating Disorders?]
 * [|Eating disorders are treatable diseases]
 * [|Anorexia Nervosa]
 * [|Bulimia Nervosa]
 * [|Binge-Eating Disorder]
 * [|FDA Warnings On Antidepressants]
 * [|How Are Men And Boys Affected?]
 * [|How Are We Working To Better Understand And Treat Eating Disorders?]
 * [|References]
 * [|For More Information]

Dove Beauty Campaign media type="youtube" key="iYhCn0jf46U" height="390" width="640" A few years ago, Dove Soap created a campaign for "real beauty" in an attempt to alter cultural attitudes toward what makes women attractive. This campaign originally featured the video below to make viewers aware of how much change goes into a woman's appearance before and after she is photographed. Whether it is lighting, makeup, or editing the photo, there is a clear and distinct difference between reality and the images that people see in the magazines.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Creativity, fulfillment and **flow**
media type="youtube" key="fXIeFJCqsPs" height="390" width="640" If the idea of "flow" theory sounded interesting to you in the text, here is a clip of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (the creator of flow theory) talking about it and how understanding it can lead to lives more worth living.

Matt Foley - Motivational Speaker
media type="custom" key="8212448" Just for fun I thought I'd post one of my favorite skits. He certainly offers some motivation... just maybe not in the way he intended...