Drive theory focuses on psychological needs that produce unpleasant states of arousal (e.g., your feelings are hurt when someone is critical of your appearance).

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Drive theory primarily focuses on how physiological needs create an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need (e.g., hunger driving an individual to find food), rather than on emotional responses to social situations.

Drive Theory Focuses on Psychological Needs That Produce Unpleasant States