Hugh is sad that his best friend is studying abroad for the entire academic year. His brother tries to get him to go to some social events, but Hugh does not want to do anything. Hugh's behavior is not energized, directed, or sustained, and he is lacking a. motivation b. emotion 1. c. self-actualization. d. homeostasis

a. motivation.

Explanation:

Motivation: In psychology, the term motivation is defined as the urge or impulse to behave in a way that will satisfy few conditions, for example, goals, desires, needs, and motives, etc. According to the psychologists, the process of motivation maximize pleasure, minimize pain, and optimize the well-being of a person. It consists of three components, i. e, persistence, intensity, and activation.

Types:

1. Extrinsic.

2. Intrinsic.

3. Addiction.

In the question above, Hugh's behavior is not energized, directed, or sustained, and he is lacking motivation.

a. motivation

Explanation:

Hugh lacks motivation.

Hugh's behavior is different and it shows that he lacks motivation.

Hugh is sad because his friend is studying abroad for the academic year. He does not want to go out and take part in any social events and he does not ant to do anything. He seems low in energy from his behavior and is not directed. His brother wants him go out and participate in some social events so that he feels good, but Hugh wants to stay inside unmotivated.

Thus the answer is - --

a. motivation