Question

Professor Morooka works 60 hours a week for 9 months of the year. During this time he longs for a break. When he finally gets a break, he misses the sense of accomplishment he feels when he is working. ________ theory suggests that this is because there is an optimal level of arousal that we all try to maintain.

Answer 1

Arousal. When working a lot, we are in a very high state of arousal. The whole body is focused on doing a good job, concentrating energy and creating new one. At the times of the break, the body is still expecting to have the normal kind of workload - if this is missing all of the sudden, some people tend to get very tired, demotivated and / or dissatisfied.