Psychiatry and Psychology

Drive

A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of hunger (drive) must be present before food will elicit an eating response.

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A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of hunger (drive) must be present before food will elicit an eating response.

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  • Drives

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human & animal

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History Note

69(65); was see under MOTIVATION 1963-68

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  1. F01.658w.293

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drive. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004328. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004328
  2. Drive. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67080600