Emotions and Motions: Key Theories of Motivation and Emotion

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Emotions and motions

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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Key theories of motivation....................................................................................................................2
Key theories of emotion........................................................................................................................3
The relationships between the key theories of motivation and emotion.................................................4
Effect of emotions and motivation on health and personal growth........................................................4
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................5
References.............................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The motivation is the internal state which activates and provides direction to the thoughts,
feelings and actions of the individuals. The emotions are the experience of feelings. The
motivational theories explain the reason behind behaviours of individuals whereas the
emotional theories explain how emotions are experienced and inferred on the physiological,
cognitive and social level. This report defines the key theories of motivation along with the
key theories of emotions. These theories focus on the procrastination as an issue. The
procrastination leads to the action of delaying something. Further, the relationship between
key theories of motivation and emotions is explained. Finally, the effect of motivations and
emotions on health and personal growth is described.
Key theories of motivation
The motivation theories help in determining what drives persons to work towards a goal. The
procrastination leads to the issues like fear of failure, perfectionism self-handicapping,
rebelliousness and more. The motivation theories are important because it help in motivating
employees by ignoring the act of procrastination (The Washington Post, 2018). The
motivated individuals are more productive which leads to the more economic use of
resources. The key theories of motivation are:
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: It is the most famous theory of motivation. It comprises the
basic needs of humans which should be meeting before they motivated to achieve higher
needs. This theory includes five levels:
 Physiological: The physiological needs should be met by a person in order to survive.
For instance, food, water and shelter (Simple Psychology, 2018).
 Safety: It embraces the special security, financial safety, relationships and the family.
 Belonging: It comprises the necessity for friendships, relationships and the family.
 Esteem: It is the need to feel self-assured and appreciated.
 Self-actualization: It is the desire which a person wants to achieve.
Hertzberg’s two-factor theory: This theory includes the two factors which influence the
employee motivation and satisfaction: